so i'm in middle of making mrs antigee's bike a bit more suited to the lanes and road commute it gets used for - but it has to be the "same as when you started" got some nice carbon riser bars exactly same angles/shape but about 40mm overall longer - now i've seen cut carbon bars for sale in the classifieds - do i just do it? and tips
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cutting carbon bars?
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Posted 1 year ago #
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Yes! Use a fine, ideally blunt, hacksaw blade, put some electrical tape around the bars to absorb the worst of the dust.
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thanks - taping sounds a good idea to avoid any starting slips as well
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There's a certain blade you need in the hacksaw that has minimum of 25 teeth per inch or something
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My local bike shop wouldn't cut my carbon bars due to some health and safety issues with breathing carbon dust so I guess it's wise not to breath in the dust or leave it lying around on the floor.
I ended up cutting them myself with a hacksaw and tape around the bars where I was cutting, didn't really seem any different from cutting non carbon bars.
Posted 1 year ago #
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