Can I heat carbon handlebars to alter angle on drops?
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mrwibble wrote:bought some bars and one of the drops is out of symmetry, can I heat the bars to gently pull them in a tad?
Would you not be best served by taking them back to the place you bought them? They are faulty and need replacing by the dealer.0 -
^^This0
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After a shity, wet and windy ride this post has cheered me up no end. Absolute quality.0
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bought online from la la land0
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stunned. sits down with a bag of popcorn
ok begin !!!!!Specialized S Works SL2 . Campagnolo Record 11spd. rolling on Campag Zonda wheels
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no, you can't heat them to correct the angle
cf is bonded with epoxy, not thermoplasticmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
ok, i have learn a lesson, far east website. Burnt...0
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sungod wrote:cf is bonded with epoxy, not thermoplastic
But epoxy does go more rubbery when you get it hot enough...Jibbering Sports Stuff: http://jibbering.com/sports/0 -
jibberjim wrote:sungod wrote:cf is bonded with epoxy, not thermoplastic
But epoxy does go more rubbery when you get it hot enough...
yes, but...
that's what happens when the epoxy is heated past its glass transition temperature
whether the cf returns to its original strength after the experience is another matter
especially without knowing Tg of the resin used and then being able to keep the temperature at the correct point throughout the area concerned while deforming it - too low and cracks could form, too high and the resin will be permanently degraded
not something i'd risk on a safety critical componentmy bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
You could always saw the drops off, paint Easton CT2 on it, and sell it on Ebay as a lightweight MTB straight bar....?0
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If you get them wet they'll melt a bit and you should be able to reshape them.0
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Gethinceri wrote:
ah thank you!0 -
Just do it but please make sure you post a video for us all0
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sungod wrote:jibberjim wrote:sungod wrote:cf is bonded with epoxy, not thermoplastic
But epoxy does go more rubbery when you get it hot enough...
yes, but...
that's what happens when the epoxy is heated past its glass transition temperature
whether the cf returns to its original strength after the experience is another matter
especially without knowing Tg of the resin used and then being able to keep the temperature at the correct point throughout the area concerned while deforming it - too low and cracks could form, too high and the resin will be permanently degraded
not something i'd risk on a safety critical component
Follow this advice and put it down to experience. Stuff from China , direct is cheap for a reason poor or no quality control and extremely cheap / nasty construction. I wouldn't go near it on a bike.0 -
brilliantFacts are meaningless, you can use facts to prove anything that's remotely true! - Homer0
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You could cut the bars in half at the centre of the clamp area and gently tighten the 4 clamp bolts on the stem just enough so you could still twist the bars with a little bit of force until both ends of the drops are aligned up. Then tighten the 4 bolts so each end of the bar is clamped by 2 of the 4 bolts.
For a bit of extra strength you could insert some iron pipe.0 -
Insert iron pipe.
You must be ***ing joking.
Bamboo please0 -
Seriously, but did like the ongoing wet joke, how did you pay for them, is charge back an option?0
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I would stick with the bars but alter your saddle and cleats to point to the side of the bar which is out of alignment, it will take about four rides to get used to the position but after that you should be OK.
Of course, you may want to realign your front wheel, so that it is also off centre so that you avoid banging your knee on the top tube when climbing out of the saddle.0 -
Please please show us some pics of the things.
How about putting them in a vice and bending them about a bit?
Could they fit in a microwave?seanoconn - gruagach craic!0 -
mrwibble wrote:bought online from la la land
And I thought UKIP members would only buy British?www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0 -
visually it messes with my OCD but when holding them you cannot tell and its impossible to get a good pic0
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mrwibble wrote:visually it messes with my OCD but when holding them you cannot tell and its impossible to get a good pic
Get Team47b's mrs to do it, she takes a cracking pic
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pick a weekend where you can eat a copious amount. Avoid going for a crap for at least 36 hours then when you can hold it no longer extrude as bigger turd as you can (remember no crimping now!) and then shape it into a set of replacement bars.
That's the closest you'll come to replicating the original manufacturing process of your faulty bars.0 -
Maybe its your arms then. If you rub your elbow in just the right manner, you can shorten your arm slightly, up to about an inch. I remember me grandad showing me that trick as a child.0
