b1g bleu

DirtDrop, that setup looks sweet, do the handlebars get drilled for the aero cable levers or is it snaked through whatever wrap is used? The vinyl wrap I had was wound the old fashioned way but was cushioned, I forget where I got it.

WRK101, thanks for the link, those look decent especially for the price!

FlatTOP, luckily that's ALL he broke!

Embankmentlb, thanks for the input, it's over. go away.

Mike, yeah original parts are hard to find, BTW I don't think this is the right forum to tout your EBAY listings.

Buzzybelmondo, that's me, Mr. class.

\WNG, I straightened out the handlebars in my vise, next is some JB Weld on the broken brake lever housing.

Jebensch, Sorry I hurt your feelings but if struck you as condescending, you should stick to watching Oprah or Ellen or something nice like that.

Chicagoan, Hey it's a RockZone, so what if it was recalled and comes with a notice "don't ride this bike off-road". LOL! If the brakes didn't grab so well, he wouldn't have skidded off the tread. When I was a kid I had 2 paper routes, skidded though tires, bought and replaced them myself so it didn't matter to my Dad what I might've inconvenienced him with his time and money. His claim was the front brakes would lift him off the ground, I told him to squeeze the back hard and the front softer.
I taught him how to remove the tire and patch the tube, he was very eager to learn. Hell, last month he help me change rotors and pads on my van, he did most of the work!

MCONLONX, Thanks but I can see what happens going your route, he gets a few of his buddies, (he's on the football team at school), they line up and approach the kid, my son in front. "Gimme the money now or you're gonna get hurt"! Actually the 1st thing he did was call his mother and ask what daddy's going to do to him for messing up his beloved bike. He was *****ting a pickle when he saw me, he handed me his phone and MP3 player and told me to sell them for the money to fix it.
He learned his lesson, it's his friend that screwed up and will probably do it again.

Bigbossman, I'll look up Nashbar.

Fiataccompli, thanks, Ill keep you in mind.

Vettefrc2000, see my reply to MCONLONX for your 1st post

Mazdaspeed, thanks, I'll just tresspass on someone's property to save a few bucks.

Marrock, see reply to MCONLONX

Purevl, Ugly, inefficient, and dangerous? I'm not entering a beauty contest, I'm not in a triatholon, and it stops just fine that way.

Phillyrider, I definitely plan on him helping me reassmble the bike.

cudak888 

There is more then one way to access a bike shop's parts junk piles, you know. Asking is one way of doing so.

Now if you can't think of any other methods other then jumping over the fence, I can't help you...

-Kurt

b1g bleu

so don't help

Splashdown

"No I want the last word!!!"

Marrock

Wibble.

Grand Bois

My bars are covered with this:

https://www.velo-orange.com/elsebarco.html

I estimate that it took about 20 hours to to finally get it the way I wanted it. I must have pulled out the stitching and started over a half dozen times. The interruptor levers made it much more difficult. The cable housings are simply run under the covers. Drilling aluminum handlebars is not a good idea, especially near the center. Interruptor levers work much better than the old safety brake levers, believe me.

My '74 Peugeots have bars with a 25mm clamp area that only the French used. That can make it difficult to find bars. Your bike is a later model, so you may not run into that problem. The upside of the wierd size is that upright bars will fit if you choose to use them. Normal, non-French stems will not accept upright bars.

TeamRoundBoys

If it's in the dumpster, it's fair game. I've pulled out a Cannondale ST500 touring frame w/ fork, stem, and cranks. Also A set of 105 7spd brifters, practically new Sram Pc-991 chain. Some shops would rather sell than repair.

bigbossman 

Can't tell from the photo, but if those are alloy bars bending them back is an iffy proposition safety-wise. I wouldn't trust them if that is the case, their integrity could be seriously degraded and therefore very unsafe to use.

vettefrc2000

I see

b1g bleu

They never creased, and they straightened right up. I've got a big vise.

seagullplayer

I think I saw this case on Judge Judy!

EddyR

I picked up a used Felt a few months ago and it had the "interrupter levers" on it and they do work very well.
Ed

cudak888 

Not creased, but if you take a close look at the bend point, there will be a small fracture beginning. It might be visible on the outside of the bars, it might not be.

Whatever the case, anything aluminum straightened in this manner will - more likely then not - crack. Then your son will have another accident, and it could be much more tragic then the first. I dare say you don't wish to risk anything of the sort happening.

-Kurt

bigbossman 

+1

Aluminum does not like being bent, and can't stand being bent back. Those bars are no longer safe to use. If used, one day they will suddenly snap catastrophically, and help send a surgeon's/dentist's child off to college.

bigbossman 

Nashbar aero brake levers are on sale for $12.99:
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...0Road%20Brakes

In-line brake levers are $14.99:
https://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?c...%20Accessories

mrhedges

if it makes you feel any better I gave my raleigh to my friend because he didn't have a bike and I got it for free and he tried to weld the seat post to the seat tube. I asked him why and he told me because he always wanted to use a welder and didn't see why you'd ever want to move the seat.

Dr.Deltron

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THAT'S why they should still offer metal shop in junior high.

to prevent such a tragedy.

b1g bleu

Ah, memories. We had metal shop, ham radio classes, small engine repair, and a few others that escape me.

b1g bleu

Update, I go to Nashbar's site, I add the aero levers and interrupters to the cart, ready to check out and I'm thinking something's missing! I look at my old lever, sure enough there's an adjustment screw for the cable on top.

Grand Bois

You don't need it. Mine doesn't have them and I don't miss them.

bigbossman 

I'm having trouble seeing the concern.

If you're thinking you need it and the aero/interrupter levers won't work, that will not be an issue. The new stuff will work just fine.

ollo_ollo

Yes, & I survived Jr Hi Wood Shop class with only a near miss one day when some numbskull turned on a drill press without first removing the chuck key! It flew across the room, passed through the sheetrock of the wall & damaged the wood siding on the exterior of the building. This must be one reason so many schools are made of brick.

b1g bleu

Bigbossman, it's like taking out the power window controls in the car and putting in cranks. LOL.
OLLO, Yes! Wood Shop! I was there, but the drill presses were stepped down to around only 600RPM. And yes, all my schools were made out of brick outside, ceramic tiles in the halls. They were built that way so the radiation wouldn't pass through and we'd survive in the basement! You wouldn't believe how many buildings in NYC still have "Fallout Shelter" signs. With that thought in mind, sleep well.

bigbossman 

You do realize that:

A) the new levers will give you much better mechanical advantage as well as braking feel, and will be a better, much improved setup all-around than you have now.

B) the interrupter levers have cable adjust barrels built in, so you will lose nothing.

Grand Bois

Those Nashbar aero levers appear to be the same as my Tektros. I think they're copies of the early Campagnolo aero levers. They're very nice for the money.