70sSanO

Want some real advice?

Never go on the internet and ask a bunch of strangers, who are not familiar with exactly what you have, what caused the problem, and what mechanical ability you have, how to do a DIY hack on an item you can’t replace.

You need to figure out what caused the bolt to strip. It may just be a really bad design that was going to fail eventually, or you could have caused it to be stripped out.

And finally, if you have never done something, test it out first. You can get aluminum strip at Home Depot and drilled, tapped, heli-coiled all you want to see if it was going to work before trying it out on your bars.

jccaclimber gave some good advice about Time-Serts. As he pointed out, it might be too late. It probably comes down to OD to ID thread, material depth, and maybe thread pitch. You should probably go to a bike shop and see what they think, or if they know of any machine shops that are willing to tackle this.

Short of that, go buy some new aerobars, for a lot less. You don’t need that particular brand to ride your bike.

John

Edit added: Personally I’d still replace the bars regardless in case a DIY fix fails at the wrong time. Even more so if it is a design flaw.

_ForceD_

Did you use a lock washer?
Dan

Hondo6

Calling people you've asked for help - and who in some cases are experts in the field of bicycle repair - "brainless zombies" after they've offered advice is not exactly the best strategy to "make friends and influence people".

Hey, you're the one who asked for advice. You got advice - from in many cases people with literally years or decades of expertise in the field. The fact that you don't like their advice isn't their issue. Rather, the fact that you don't like their advice is your issue. Don't blame others if you asked for their advice but don't like the advice they gave.

I'm sure they're nice bars. But their original list price is irrelevant.

Above, I'm pretty sure you said they're largely constructed from carbon fiber. Carbon fiber repair is often if not generally best left to experts. If you continue, unless you have the requisite expertise you may cause concealed damage to the underlying carbon fiber structure of those bars (or to the bonding of the metal mount to the bars). If that causes a hidden crack or separation leading to later bar/mount failure at 20+ MPH that results in a spill . . . well, I think the resulting damage to you and your bike just might cost a bit more than a replacement set of bars. That's assuming either can be repaired, of course.

If it were me, I'd probably (1) get a fairly cheap replacement set of bars for short-term use, and (2) contact a firm specializing in carbon fiber repair for an estimate on repairing your current bars. But it's your bike, and your life. You make the choice.

Mr. 66

Lol, brainless zombies, dang I just blew coffee over my screen from laughing.

Dude the bars are toast, already those are not a very stable riding position, and with faulty equipment... Well, it's your choice.

smd4

You've spent nearly three weeks working on this problem, and have seemingly only made it worse. Might be a good time to invest in some new bars. You didn't get into this sport because it was cheap, did you?