adzzz

hey guys, new here and hopefully looking to get more involved

anyway, i need some help with raising the hoods on my handlebars, i road over quite a big bump yesterday and my handlebars took quite an impact.

so here is what they look like now:



I'd like them to be raised higher like this:



What tools do I need to adjust this and where do I adjust it from?

Don't have my bike on me right now so I can't take a look right now

Thanks in advance

Burton

Brake hooods really just cover the clamping mechanism. So you`d really be looking at untaping the bars, relocating the brakes and then retaping the bars.

But the bars on those two bikes are two different styles too and you might be happy (I assuming yours is at the top) with just loosening the stem and rotating the bars slightly to raise the brakes indirectly.

lverhagen

A really simple way to do this is to loosen the stem faceplate bolts slightly and rotate the bars up. This if far simpler than actually adjusting the hoods individually, and due to the apparent cause that you stated is more likely to be the "correct" solution. Good Luck!

Cheers

Kimmo

Yeah, your levers would have to be ridiculously loose in order to move along the bar; they most often move around the bar when they cop a whack.

If something moves when going over a bump, it'll be the bar clamp on your stem.

adzzz

Thanks allot, thing is that I'm borrowing this bike of a mate, and when I recently got my bike adjusted at a bike shop he had raised the handlebars slightly, but the bump knocked it back down. Will try what you guys said tomorrow.

Edit: Guess i mis-worded it, it was the whole handlebar that moved, not just the hoods.
Also, I got doored about a month ago and it had bent my handlebars considerably, I bent it back, but recently the handlebars have started to make a loud creaking noise and move slightly when i push on the left side (the right side is fine, the door had hit my left side so..). I don't know if it's just the screw that needs to be tightened or the handlebar has been damaged, if the latter, could it be possible that the handlebar could snap off? I'm only 14 so I don't really want to replace the handlebars(Pricey), but I can if it's a threat to my safety

LesterOfPuppets

Lever placement on the Fuji is kinda ridiculous, IMO.

I'd say chances are the bar slipped in the stem when you went over the bump.

Tools needed are and allen wrench. Assuming bike in question has style of stem in pics, Loosen 2 or 4 faceplate bolts. Rotate bars up. Tighten faceplate bolts but do so in a methodical manner. Tighten each bolt a little bit at a time. make sure faceplate to stem gap is even on top and bottom.

The pattern I use for 4-bolt faceplates is:

1. Top left
2. Bottom right
3. Bottom left
4. Top right.

Repeat the sequence 'til gaps are even, bars and bolts are tight. Definitely use a torque wrench if carbon is involved. It would be nice if you used a torque wrench for Al too, but not quite as crucial.

pennstater

I would stop riding the bike immediately and take it to a professional for evaluation. Most likely aluminum bars, once bent they could fail suddenly and result in serious injury or death.

rccardr 

Correct. However, you can also remove the bars, loosen the stem bolts and flip it over, thus giving it lift instead of droop. Then replace or reinstall the bars & they will be higher.