Bent my handlebars!
chedabob
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Easiest way to straighten them? They're only bent on the left side.
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crash backwards.
dunno dude, try putting them in a vice? but they could be weakened so be careful0 -
Yeah, I'm not sure it's wise bending alu. Especially when it's the bit that you hold on to! And the fact that new ones cost next to nowt.0
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No personal experience in my case, but my friend learned how much a bar can be weakened after a crash. He 'straightened' it back more or less, but it took a bit over 2 weeks for him to brake the bar completely almost leaving his teeth in a tree. God bless Full-Face helmets...Giant Yukon FX30
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Replace, they have had it.0
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yeah aluminium doesnt like getting bent more than once if you like your teeth replace the bars, hey look at it this way, tyime for some spanky new bars0
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bigbenj_08 wrote:supersonic wrote:Replace, they have had it.
just in case you missed the first 2.0 -
biff55 wrote:bigbenj_08 wrote:supersonic wrote:Replace, they have had it.
just in case you missed the first 2.0 -
cover with washing up liquid & heat with a blowtorch till it changes colour. Then bend back into shape & get a x-ray so you can check for any stress fractures.
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is probably the cheaper optionsupersonic wrote:Replace, they have had it.
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what does the washing-up liquid do?0
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Keeps it cleanVitus Sentier VR+ (2018) GT Grade AL 105 (2016)
Giant Anthem X4 (2010) GT Avalanche 1.0 (2010)
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replace them.
end of topic."Do not follow where the path may lead, Go instead where there is no path, and Leave a Trail."
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