Thats a shame. I'm sure if you knew you were going to end up short you could have stretched Millimeters with every stitch and maybe pulled it off. What I mean a shame is the wrap manufacturer couldn't spare an extra inch on each piece so?? the buyer would have a nice purchase. Usually the cork and other gel wraps have about minimum 6 inches extra. Good luck, thanks for sharing. If you cut could the bars and do it cleanly w/o messing up the end of the wrap, I would go for it. Bars are cut everyday. Just, you really need to be sure how the end of the wrap will survive the cut. Are you using a pipe cutter? Hacksaw,( I hope not ) or some other type of saw. a dremel with a metal blade may do a very nice job. But make sure you protect the wrap if its already sewn on. JUST GO SLOW, good luck