In reply to LastBoyScout:
> It would be pretty obvious if the mech was bent enough to do that in the first place - he'd be having pretty clear gear issues.
It might depend on the dish of the real wheel and the cage length, and how things are lined up, and spoke tension, possibly. On my friction geared road bike the rear mech catches 1 spoke unless I tweak the gear lever a little bit, I need to adjust the limit screw a little bit. Nothing looks to be bent or our of line though.
I digress though, this probably isn't helping the OP.
Post edited at 00:39