Just use electrical tape with a bit of stretch in it and don't tell tester.
Your a stretch.
Tape from the top.
Don't tape from the top, do it properly from the bottom with a direction switch at the shifters.
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Just use electrical tape with a bit of stretch in it and don't tell tester.