Bicycle Mechanics - Handlebar clamp diameters do not match

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philgib
08-26-08, 08:14 AM
My new handlebar center is too thin and the handlebar clamp can not grip it.

Could anyone give me a tip on how enlarge it ? Or anything to put between the handlebar and the clamp ?

Thanks a lot

j. hughes
08-26-08, 08:17 AM
http://www.google.com/products?client=safari&rls=en-us&q=handlebar%20shim&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&um=1&sa=N&tab=wf
LAWMAN
08-26-08, 08:18 AM
you can buy shims for this, you need to know the outer diameter of the bar & inner diameter of the stem clamp

philgib
08-26-08, 08:22 AM
OK, that is called a "shim".Thank you. I did not know. Do you think I can just cut a metal tube into 2 pieces and use it as a shim ?
bikeman715
08-26-08, 09:15 AM
yes you can cut a metal tube (a sada/beer can will also work.) and use it as a shim. you might have to layer it to work, but it will work.