Chopping Drop Bars
04-08-10 | 03:48 PM
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-hey why not just chop it to an 8 inch flat bar to be extra cool.
04-08-10 | 04:46 PM
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04-08-10 | 04:48 PM
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If this guy wants to chop drops then he is probably a poor college kid looking for an easy/cheap way to get the "look" He should just use a crappy hacksaw with an old blade, preferably in his dominant hand so he can drink a PBR out of his other hand at the same time.
04-08-10 | 06:17 PM
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04-08-10 | 06:41 PM
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just thought about this:
If this guy wants to chop drops then he is probably a poor college kid looking for an easy/cheap way to get the "look" He should just use a crappy hacksaw with an old blade, preferably in his dominant hand so he can drink a PBR out of his other hand at the same time.
If this guy wants to chop drops then he is probably a poor college kid looking for an easy/cheap way to get the "look" He should just use a crappy hacksaw with an old blade, preferably in his dominant hand so he can drink a PBR out of his other hand at the same time.
04-09-10 | 07:48 PM
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Not true, I've used them on all types of bars, the small ones dont have a large enough footprint to be effected by the bars curvature. USE A PIPE CUTTER!
Hacksaw= Uneven cut and time consuming + needs to be sanded or filed afterwards
Bandsaw= Hard to get the right angle on a curved bar, also they are expensive or hard to get ahold of if you dont already have one.
Hacksaw= Uneven cut and time consuming + needs to be sanded or filed afterwards
Bandsaw= Hard to get the right angle on a curved bar, also they are expensive or hard to get ahold of if you dont already have one.
Throw a wrap of tape around the bar to act as a guide. 5 minutes tops, another minute to run a file around the edige.
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04-10-10 | 08:20 PM
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I can get through a handlebar, both sides, with a pipe cutter in less than 1 minute, and there is no cleanup after. I dont need any clamp or any other tools except a sharpie to mark my cuts. There is no way you are chopping a bar with a hacksaw and cleaning the edges in less than 15 minutes.
BTW, you are not supposed to "push" any saw through any medium, what shop class did you attend.
BTW, you are not supposed to "push" any saw through any medium, what shop class did you attend.
Japanese saws are pull saws, European based saws are almost always push saws.
Get a pipe cutter.
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04-11-10 | 07:00 AM
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I can get through a handlebar, both sides, with a pipe cutter in less than 1 minute, and there is no cleanup after. I dont need any clamp or any other tools except a sharpie to mark my cuts. There is no way you are chopping a bar with a hacksaw and cleaning the edges in less than 15 minutes.
BTW, you are not supposed to "push" any saw through any medium, what shop class did you attend.
BTW, you are not supposed to "push" any saw through any medium, what shop class did you attend.
04-11-10 | 10:43 AM
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@to whom it may concern
I ended up doing it with a hacksaw. took me like 30 minutes total including re-wrapping the bars. did a fine job.
cons: getting metal shavings in your mouth
04-11-10 | 10:45 AM
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just thought about this:
If this guy wants to chop drops then he is probably a poor college kid looking for an easy/cheap way to get the "look" He should just use a crappy hacksaw with an old blade, preferably in his dominant hand so he can drink a PBR out of his other hand at the same time.
If this guy wants to chop drops then he is probably a poor college kid looking for an easy/cheap way to get the "look" He should just use a crappy hacksaw with an old blade, preferably in his dominant hand so he can drink a PBR out of his other hand at the same time.
04-11-10 | 03:16 PM
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04-11-10 | 08:35 PM
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i accidentally breathed them in.
and also not only did i drink a pbr while i did it, i did it in my white v neck/flannel combo right after grooming my mustache and cutting holes in my scenester girls jeans. i was just mostly bummed that i got my vegan toms dirty.
and also not only did i drink a pbr while i did it, i did it in my white v neck/flannel combo right after grooming my mustache and cutting holes in my scenester girls jeans. i was just mostly bummed that i got my vegan toms dirty.
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04-11-10 | 08:55 PM
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oh, yeah, where a protective mask when working with aluminum dust.
it's not healthy to inhale that.
it's not healthy to inhale that.
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04-11-10 | 10:35 PM
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wooo pbr. and yes i definitely should have had a mask on, but i don't think i actually inhaled any, just got it in my mouth while breathing in.... you notice aluminum dust entering your mouth real quick. luckily that pbr was there to wash out my mouth. wooo pbr.
