Changing Handlebars?
10-08-11 | 02:54 PM
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Changing Handlebars?
I have riser bars right now I want to get some straight bars.
How do I know what width or bar clamp diameter of the handlebars to buy? I don't know my current width or bar clamp diameter.
How do I know what width or bar clamp diameter of the handlebars to buy? I don't know my current width or bar clamp diameter.
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10-08-11 | 03:05 PM
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10-08-11 | 03:47 PM
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10-08-11 | 03:54 PM
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10-09-11 | 01:35 AM
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Some older BMX bars are 22.2mm too.
I like finding rare or older bars that I like to use.
All the bars I have are different diameters, I have a bunch of stems & a few shims to make it easier to change up bars.
I agree, they need to make handle bars more "User Friendly".
A few shops I've been in say they "new" 31.8mm is the way to go...
I like finding rare or older bars that I like to use.
All the bars I have are different diameters, I have a bunch of stems & a few shims to make it easier to change up bars.
I agree, they need to make handle bars more "User Friendly".
A few shops I've been in say they "new" 31.8mm is the way to go...
10-09-11 | 09:08 PM
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It's not really so difficult, there are really only three standards; 25.4, 26 and 31.8
The 31.8's are huge and easy to tell from the other two, and the other two are so similar as to be a soda can shim away from one another. Unless you go really vintage and find a Cinelli stem, I think they are standardized pretty well.
The 31.8's are huge and easy to tell from the other two, and the other two are so similar as to be a soda can shim away from one another. Unless you go really vintage and find a Cinelli stem, I think they are standardized pretty well.
10-10-11 | 08:14 AM
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Thanks, the store told me mine was 24.5 but im betting it's 25.4 because that's standard and it even says 25.4 on the stem.
But how do I change the handlebars? And how do I put the brakes from the first bar to the new one?
But how do I change the handlebars? And how do I put the brakes from the first bar to the new one?
10-10-11 | 11:57 AM
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Can't they just standardize this crap? Seriously.
MTB bars use a different Tube diameter for their controls to fit on
than Road bike bars , 7/8" vs 15/16" [metric equivalent]
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