drakemtb

ok, so im doing a stage race in 2 days and obviously it has a TT stage. id ont have any TT stuff so i borrowed bars from my friend. problem is they are too big for my bars. my bars are 26mm i dont know what the TT bars are. anyway, i need a way to make these bars fit. your help is much appreciated!

rizz

Do your handlebars get larger as they approach the stem clamp point? If so, you can likely run them right up against the sides of your stem and it'll work, that's what I did.

drakemtb

no they do not. also, the bars are not two separate pieces, they are one piece which branches off into two at the end.

sprintf

Throwing aerobars on your bike 2 days before a race is a bad idea.

drakemtb

i was intending to test ride them asap. i have been out of town until a couple days ago so i never had a chance to get them. i agree with you though, i would have liked to have more time to try them, but thats not the way it worked out.

mrt10x

coke can shim

drakemtb

elaborate?? it would take tons of layers of aluminum to fill the gap...

mrt10x

yeah..sorry a bit smart assed.. a coke can shim was a common solution to bars and seat posts in the 80's that were a couple of mm wrong. They do make TT bars for 26mm bars.. but the ones you got are probable for 31.8 .. IMHO there is no way to get from here to there

mrt10x

how long is the TT anyway??

drakemtb

its only 3.8 miles. i figure i can just deal with it, but i would rather have the bars.

mrt10x

a full TT bike would save you about 1/10 of a sec on a TT that long.. just hammer it out in the drops, not even worth the effort.

cslone

I wouldn't even worry about them for a TT that short if you're not used to them already.