how careful when putting bar ends on carbon bars?

[mr Mag00]

as above,

also would you slide all of the cockpit material further down the bars to middle or cut the grips and slide the bar ends on?

 

[Landslide]

Never tried it myself, but I always understood putting bar ends on carbon bars was a bad thing.
As regards the rest of your query you'd be best off sliding the controls inwards.

 

[mr Mag00]

i have bought some that are safe to use on carbon bars they say.

 

[mr Mag00]

best way to remove grips and then replace them afterwards?

 

[Landslide]

Lift the ends and spray some lube under them to remove. Wash them and let them dry. To re-install, spray some hairspray onto the bar. This will lubricate the grips as you slide them on, then the solvent will evaporate and the residue will stick the grips to the bar.

 

[mr Mag00]

i thought so just wondered if it had moved on in the years since i last did this

 

[mr Mag00]

hahahaha nice 1 indeed itis,


gone to look... she doesnt use it much now and im not sure that this can is

 

[Mr Pig]

You don't actually need to use lube to get the grips off, just use hair spray for that too.

If it's not a stupid thing to say, what's the point of saving weight with carbon bars if you're just going to bolt chunks of metal to the ends of them anyway?

 

[Steve Austin]

Carbon bars are for more than just weight saving Mr Pig, they are more comfortable.

 

[mr Mag00]

the handlebars are already carbon the bike came like it and i am adding carbon bar ends they werent that expensive and carbon is warmer in the winter than metal and it seems a shame not to continue in the vein in which the bike was sold to me

 

[fossyant]

Carbon bars.......Comfort....sheesh....................

 

[Mr Pig]

Are bicycles supposed to be comfortable? Now I know where I'm going wrong.

 

[02GF74]

as you have figured out, overtightening will crush the bar.

.... but some bars have insert in the end for this reason; otherwise tighten until the bar ends do not move then a nip more.