Originally Posted by michaelm101

All my flat bars are 54cm width, and yesterday, I excitedly chopped my recently purchased 3" riser bar down to 54cm...

I wasn't able to get the shifters, brakes and Ergon GP-3 Grips on even though I tried for quite some tome to file and sand down some of the aluminum- the bend simply came too prematurely.

Can anyone please advise?

Thanks in advance for your help!