broken carbon bar

May 7, 2016, 6:18 a.m.

heckler

Posts: 18790

Joined: Oct. 28, 2003

Come on shirk, let's see that alu bar from the Massage Therapy drop you fixed up with a stick to ride out with.

May 7, 2016, 6:28 a.m.

spinner

Posts: 207

Joined: July 22, 2014

so my carbon bars have marks where the shop set up the brakes. I moved them inboard about an inch and without over tightening ( I was pretty conscious of this) the marks are in that position also. It seems like a paint coating that is scratching off when the levers twist.

cause for concern?

I mount them so they can be spun by hand and so they move in case of a crash.

Someone posted this on mtbr: cut a popcan into a one inch strip. Glue to bars where stuff clamps - silver side out. Voila, now clamps can move without screwing up your bars.

http://forums.mtbr.com/general-discussion/protecting-carbon-bars-shifter-brake-levers-933792.html

Did it to mine. Works great.

May 7, 2016, 9:18 a.m.

yellowdogx

Posts: 2658

Joined: July 6, 2003

Someone posted this on mtbr: cut a popcan into a one inch strip. Glue to bars where stuff clamps - silver side out. Voila, now clamps can move without screwing up your bars.

http://forums.mtbr.com/general-discussion/protecting-carbon-bars-shifter-brake-levers-933792.html

Did it to mine. Works great.

Popcan? Shouldn't it be an empty PBR can for full dirtbag effect?