Why do I keep thinking my handlebars are bent?
07-13-11, 06:28 AM
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Why do I keep thinking my handlebars are bent?
I swear sometimes in my old age (and I'm only 43) I think I’m going crazy. I just bought a new bike and every time I ride it I feel the left side of the handlebars is just the slight bit lower than the right.
07-13-11, 09:45 AM
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I'm 44 and I have gone crazy for sure. Get used to that 
Measure. If the measurements show everything is all right then perhaps your brain will accept that as a fact and stop acting weird. Is the bar centered and the grips mounted properly with no space left inside the grips?
Measure. If the measurements show everything is all right then perhaps your brain will accept that as a fact and stop acting weird. Is the bar centered and the grips mounted properly with no space left inside the grips?
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Plumb your bike up against a wall, then flip your level across the bars: are they level across?
If so, go the bathroom. Strand up straight and look in the mirror - - is your left shoulder higher than the right?
If so, go the bathroom. Strand up straight and look in the mirror - - is your left shoulder higher than the right?
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07-14-11, 05:48 AM
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I get that same feeling on my vintage road bikes sometimes. Usually when I messed up and made one brake hood 1/4" (or sometimes even less!)higher on one side or the other. It feels level at first, but after just a mile or two I notice it bigtime! The point is, your brain is telling you something is off. There's a very good chance there is. The fact that it's new does not necessarily mean it is perfect. Change the bars and/or stem at the LBS. If it's a new bike you bought from them, they should listen and help you out.,,,,BD
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