Originally Posted by
JaccoW
Grips modified and much improved feel and look!
I also tried adjusting the gears with the new shifter... and promptly split the bolt in half.
I'll have to pick up a new one when I go out to the bicycleshop again or when I order the next round of parts.
Looks like it was made that way - slick work there. Incidentally, that's very similar (if not the same) model of grip used on second-gen LimeBikes. The clamp at the end on the LB version is the same thickness as the front one, IIRC.
Cut that ridiculous binder bolt off, run a new cable, slide the long adjuster barrel onto the cable, then solder the smallest brass sleeve you can possibly fit onto the cable (very thin cable end caps with the tips cut off sometimes work too). It takes a bit of effort to get the length just right, but it'll be a lot nicer in both appearance and function.
-Kurt