Originally Posted by stausty

Fixing bikes in a 2 bedroom apartment definitely has its drawbacks. Namely, the best place to work with the bike off the ground is hanging on the rack on the front porch. I've lost quite a few bearings down between the decking slats and yesterday managed to drop yet another essential piece into the abyss. I had a pair of 7 speed Shimano bar-ends that I needed to change from one set of bars to another, which requires removing the shifter lever from the pod. Goodbye little silver plastic spacer. I have a set of SIS DT's with the similar, but curved spacer, that might be modifiable, but does anyone know where a real replacement might be had?