creonte

Deep road rash that' s painful right now. Sucks that it was my last run up the small hill for the day.

Burton

Ouch! Looks like you'll be stiff for more than a couple days!
Those Ergons need to be fitted very carefully and unless you follow the instructions to the letter - you may end up clamping past the end of the bar (in space) rather than to the bar. Suggest you check that out carefully - normally those babys don't move even when you put all your weight on them.

fietsbob

to keep from clamping Air.. note the depth /width of the grips.
mark the bar with a sharpie, so you know that you have shoved them on fully.

I got one where the grip bore, was not letting the grip slide on properly.

pierce

yeah, I ended up putting a pencil into the grip and using my thumbnail to mark exactly how deep it was, then holding that to the bare bar to see how far on the grip should be. it was about 3-4mm farther than I thought, so I moved the brakes+shifter farther in, and really twisted that thing on til it was actually that far on THEN adjusted and tightened it, and repositioned the brake+shifter and tightened them too.

creonte

Thanks everyone for the kind words, and the suggestions on fitting the bar end.

wheelingmike

Ouch. This reminds me of the nasty spill I had early Spring. Hope you feel better soon.

fietsbob

& note they imprint the Torque spec for the Bolt on the bar end..

Longer bar end GR5 uses a bigger bolt, so torque spec is higher.

shorter ones as pictured in OP uses a smaller bolt.

JCNeumann

Good to read this thread. I just put the GR5s on my cruise bike, and had to move the brake/shifter combo inboard a bit - GR5s needed 5.5" plus a little clearance. I could easily how the end could snap off if you were really hitting it hard. This is the first time I've used bar ends, so the recommendations above to check carefully are GRATEFULLY appreciated.

Hope you are OK, those look like pretty nasty cuts

jbooker82

You can also put some locktight on the bar where the grip clamps to. Then snug it down. As the lock tight dries it expands and will really lock the the grip in place. Only do this if the end of the ergon grip's clamp is metal. Lock tight will ruin them if they are plastic, unless use use the plastic formula lock tight.

I did this with my adjustable stem. After I found where I liked it set at. I took it appart and put a little blue lock tight on the teeth where the adjustable stem pivots. Tightend it down and it hasnt moved, loosened up, or even make the creeking noise that adjustable stems are known for. Just make sure to let the lock tight dry over night.

pierce

I put my GP-3's on with spit

Once it dries (a couple warm days in the sun) the grips stay put nicely.

northernlights

sorry to hear about your injuries but why are your bar ends in a vertical position? is that before or after your crash? that might be your problem there. the bar ends should be parallel to the ground or near parallel with no more than a 30 degree angle from horizontal, per the instructions for the GP3 model. don't know if its the same for other models in the line but that's the one I have.

pierce

I might also add, if you're cranking that hard on your bike when you're riding, you're riding wrong. using brute force strength will trash the bike and trash your knees. you want to spin, staying in relatively low gears and keeping the pedal crank speed up around 90 turns/minute, riding smoothly rather than mashing brute strength.

mashers stretch the chain, trash the sprockets, and break parts like bottom brackets, pedals, cranks.


RE: the gp3 bar end angles, here's how I have mine set....



that picture makes them look like they are steeper than they are. they aren't flat, but they are just about at the natural angle for my hands when I'm holding them. my thumbs are on the ends, and the 'ball' formed where the extension meets the main grip sits in the palm of my hand.