are handlebar caps necessary?
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are handlebar caps necessary?
What is the point of them? My handlebar caps were built in to my grips, which I had to cut short to add bar ends, and now I don't have any caps on them. Are they necessary for protection of the inside of the bar from water or dirt? What would happen if I got a lot of water/dirt in there?
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I would worry less about water and dirt in the bar, and worry more about what a nice hole that uncapped bar would cause in some part of my body if I were to happen to crash.
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+1 on the core samples. And yes, I have seen this happen. It didn't make a complete circle because it happened to the guy's chin, but it bled profusely and left permanent scars.
Your LBS will sell you a pair for anywhere from free to a couple bucks.
Your LBS will sell you a pair for anywhere from free to a couple bucks.
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What everybody else said. You can get them cheap, maybe even free if you're a regular customer, at any bike shop. The classics are Velox rubber plugs, but they come in all colors and finishes, even with reflectors on 'em. Champagne corks will fit, too, and look sort of classy in a declasse way.
The core sample worry is real, btw. I've seen it done. In the early days of mountain biking, people used to put a nickel over the end of the bars, then slide the grips on. That gave a flat surface instead of a cookie cutter on the end of the bars.
The core sample worry is real, btw. I've seen it done. In the early days of mountain biking, people used to put a nickel over the end of the bars, then slide the grips on. That gave a flat surface instead of a cookie cutter on the end of the bars.
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I used to use wine corks before I found a set of velox plugs on a bike I bought to plunder parts from.
Search ebay for LED lights that fit into your drop bar ends.
Search ebay for LED lights that fit into your drop bar ends.
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What is the point of them? My handlebar caps were built in to my grips, which I had to cut short to add bar ends, and now I don't have any caps on them. Are they necessary for protection of the inside of the bar from water or dirt? What would happen if I got a lot of water/dirt in there?