Cutting down handlebars
04-11-07, 05:40 PM
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Cutting down handlebars
Is it really worth doing? What are the pros and whats the best way to do it? THANKS.
04-11-07, 05:42 PM
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If you want your bars shorter, it's worth it.
Pros: You can make your bars how you want them.
Cons: If you cut your bars, you can never get your bars back to the way they were.
Best way to do it: Measure (twice), and then cut with a pipe cutter.
Pros: You can make your bars how you want them.
Cons: If you cut your bars, you can never get your bars back to the way they were.
Best way to do it: Measure (twice), and then cut with a pipe cutter.
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04-11-07, 10:18 PM
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Screw the pipe cutter, just hack em off with a hack saw and file em smooth.
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04-12-07, 04:33 AM
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Or you could do it Fuzzystyle (which is what I did, without the filing).
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Originally Posted by Martha Stewart
Measure twice, cut once
Originally Posted by Kinetikbiker
Or just don't cut them at all because chances are you'll cut them too short and want wider bars later
04-12-07, 12:39 PM
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Haha. I've actually been doing some thinking. One of my friends who skates has some cut-down slams. I could probably get them for like $15-$20. The only problem is that they are bright green... but I can always spraypaint them.
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04-12-07, 01:36 PM
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don't you have the fit pro with the green stickers on it?
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No, I have the fit pro with light blue stickers on it.
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