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Tribars have damaged handlebars

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  • April 12, 2015 at 5:07 pm #23721
    HalfWheeler

    Last night I put a pair of tribars onto my road bike to take part in a TT but when I’ve taken them off I’ve noticed a little bit of damage to the bars (see photo). It’s a bit more than cosmetic damage, the bolt for the elbow pad has went through the handlebar anodising and started to ‘bite’ into the alloy (on both sides). It’s only a fraction of a millimeter but do you think it would be wise to replace the bars or should I just cover up the marks with tape and not worry?

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  • April 14, 2015 at 1:11 am #841211
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    FMOAB

    Yup, think I would probably
    Yup, think I would probably have made the same mistake. Seems like an odd design unless these ones just had longer screws than normal?

    April 13, 2015 at 5:50 pm #841209
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    I guess that that is the
    I guess that that is the clamp that is used to tighten the actual extensions into the bracket…in which case you may need to cut the bolt down a tiny bit or scrap the bars, I wouldn’t ride with them if they tighten into the bars.

    April 13, 2015 at 4:41 pm #841207
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    HalfWheeler

    They were Profile T2 Bars.
    They were Profile T2 Bars. Not sure how old they are, I got a loan of them for the day. No need for a torque wrench, usually any nut or bolt I tighten is always ‘finger’ tight rather than ‘hand’ tight. But even though I wasn’t tightening the armrests hugely I wasn’t aware that the armrest bolt was exposed (see pic).

    Perhaps you’re supposed to put a shim underneath to stop any damage and my friend has forgot to give me this. I’ve ordered new bars anyway, I’ll give her the bill X(

    April 12, 2015 at 11:57 pm #841205
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    FMOAB

    BTW without wanting to be too
    BTW without wanting to be too judgemental, if you can do that when fitting elbow pads, I would recommend you buy a torque wrench before you do any more work on your bike.

    April 12, 2015 at 11:53 pm #841203
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    FMOAB

    Duplicate deleted
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    April 12, 2015 at 11:52 pm #841201
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    FMOAB

    Agree that you shouldn’t ride
    Agree that you shouldn’t ride those bars, I’m far from uptight about scratches and dents and their impact on structural integrity, but that looks nasty.

    What make and model are the tri bars, so that others can wartch out for this possibility and avoid it?

    April 12, 2015 at 10:34 pm #841199
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    Ghostie

    Odd design of tribar for the
    Odd design of tribar for the bolts to go through like that. My set (Vision) have put a few surface scratches from metal on metal, and the elbow pads have the tendency to rip the bar tape, which is easily replaceable. The elbow pads screws don’t go near to the surface of the bars as they are raised. Even if I removed the raisers, the bars have no holes for the screws from the elbow pad section to come through and contact with the bike bars. Personally, I’d replace the drop bars and get a different set of tribars, which tend to need to be secured tightly in my experience to prevent slipping down if you happen to force down on them. Might happen again otherwise.

    April 12, 2015 at 5:10 pm #841197
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    2 Wheeled Idiot

    *user that over tightens
    *user that over tightens tribars damages handlebars.
    FTFY
    Don’t ride that unless you want to have a closeup meeting with the tarmac….

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