Hello friends, in order to anticipate the meaning or nonsense of a shift-way reduction, everyone has to define for themselves. I had a good idea! But I didn’t want to order a metal plate for 75$ from the USA. In the end it is no longer and no less. With a flex, a grinder, a drilling machine and a thread cutter you can build the plate yourself. Material expenditure maybe 5-10€. Time expenditure 2-3 hours. I have the dimensions of the original P I got a piece of stainless steel plate (80x80x10) in the coffee box. Yesterday I then made my way to work. Plate with the flex cut right, grade and uneven today on the grinder and put the holes on the stand drill. When drilling stainless steel is important to have good drills, diligently cool with oil and a little bit more. I have drilled in three steps (3, 4, 5; 3, 4, 6 and 3, 5, 8). Two M8 threads have to be cut into the plate. For this purpose the hole is drilled to 6,8mm and the thread is cut in 3 steps. The installation is described at youtube. Finally, I would say that it will also do a plate with 5mm thickness without deforming itself. Unfortunately, I don’t have the screw lengths in my head anymore, but I still carry them. I have photos at the beginning with saube The circuit is now crisp and felt more direct. Even if due to the shorter lever you need a little more pressure to insert the gears. As far as Janko