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11-27-10 | 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by cal_gundert05

I wonder if an old tube (cut and stretched over the relevant side of the handlebar) would work?

I think that the size of a road tube would be close enough to the OD of a road handlebar that it wouldn't get bunched up too much.

I highly doubt it. The issue is that there's barely enough room for the bar, adding more material will only make things worse.

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