One of the ends of the handle came loose.

It’s not loose anymore.

Not sure if this is common knowledge or not, but it took me far too long to figure out. So posting in case it helps others.

Old trek dual sport with 8 speed Shimano Acera would skip one gear near the middle of the range, and be very noisy on those cogs.

I assumed I had a bent hanger… nope. Tried numerous other things to figure out what I had done to cause this.

Turned out to be the shift cable was attached on the wrong side of the cable clamp post, causing too sharp an angle for the cable and ever so slightly changing the pull ratio.

The only way I figured it out was that I remembered some obscure web page that talked about doing this on purpose as a hack to get incompatible shifter and derailleur to work together.

HTH someone.

After seeing biltzen’s post, i figured I’d share mine.

Not much ‘mod’ here. Tried to keep things near the same period. I’m the sole owner of this bike. It sat in my garage for 20+ years until one day the bug bit me and I just started working on it.

The biggest change was to have it powder coated. I never liked the original paint much. Had the logos recreated as water slide decals. Kept the original headset badge.

I drilled and rivnutted the bottle cage mounts. That was a bit scary.

At one point i had put indexed shifters(brifters) on it, but went back to friction. It just fits better.

https://apps.cpuc.ca.gov/apex/f?p=401%3A65

Notice of CPUC Public Participation Hearings on Joint Application by Charter and Cox for Transfer of Control

Hello Spectrum Customer,

You are invited to share your thoughts at a Public Participation Hearing regarding the Joint Application of Charter Communications, Inc., Charter Communications Holdings, LLC, and Cox Enterprises, Inc. for Approval Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 854 of the Indirect Transfer of Control of Cox California Telcom, LLC (U-5684-C).

Dates:

February 4, 2026, at 2 PM and 6 PM

Webcast: https://adminmonitor.​com/ca/cpuc

Phone Number 1-800-857-1917 Passcode: 1673482#

February 12, 2026, at 2 PM and 6 PM

Los Angeles County Library - East Los Angeles Library 4837 E 3rd Street Los Angeles, CA 90022

February 19, 2026, at 2 PM and 6 PM

National City Council Chambers 1243 National City Blvd National City, CA 91950

February 25, 2026, at 2 PM and 6 PM

Webcast: https://adminmonitor.​com/ca/cpuc

Phone Number 1-800-857-1917

Passcode: 1673482#

All times listed are in Pacific Time (PT).

These events are opportunities for you to share your thoughts regarding this application with an administrative law judge overseeing the proceeding. A quorum of commissioners may attend but no decisions will be made at these hearings.

What is Being Requested?

Charter Communications, Inc. and Charter Communications Holdings, LLC (collectively, “Charter”), along with Cox Enterprises, Inc. (“Cox”), are requesting approval of the indirect transfer of control of Cox California Telcom, LLC (“Cox California”), a Cox subsidiary, to Charter.

I’ve seen some expensive looking setups in the background of some yt videos. But I threw this together with a pack of S-hooks and 2 wire baskets from Amazon.

FWIW - This was the inspiration, but wayy too expensive for a wooden dowel and some printed plastic parts, imo. https://tons.bike/en-us/collections/tons-gear-racks

There's a toilet paper ad where they claim they were voted number one product of the year.

Shouldn't they prefer to be number two?