Hi just got the new bikew and need to trim down the bars which are monkey light carbon.
Anyone know if its just a case of cutting them the same as alloy set.
i used a sharp hacksaw and dont breath the dust in apart from that its same iirc
Use a fine, hard and sharp blade, wear a dust mask.
IIRC the carbon shards/particles aren't so small to be dangerous unless you're doing really high speed machining, but I wouldn't take the risk.
put tape round then 1st, stops them from splintering
Thanks for inf0 😀 its off to the workshop hacksaw in hand then
Have you actually ridden them yet? I find my Eastons to be fine width-wise.
What Mikey said - I was tempted to cut down the Monkeylites on my bike but I've actually got quite used to the width now. Don't even miss bar ends any more 😉
I cut down you're old broken ones that I ponced off you with a junior hacksaw and a bit of lube 😉
Measure twice, cut once (x2 in this case).
+1 for try them first - you will get used to them. They are not that wide so you could be making an expensive mistake
Try them first, I'm upto 720mm now 😀
Just a bit marginal getting it through doors though...
Wonder if he cut them down? Pretty much every post after he posted "off to the workshop hacksaw in hand" was try them first.
I was just thinking that 😀
Hi have not cut them yet i have ridden the bike twice and am going to try them again tomorrow as agree with what people have said as do not want to cut them if i do not have to
Done 3 hr ride this morning and the hacksaw will not be going near them as they seem fine.
Thanks for info all
phew **wipes sweat from brow**
BTW I only cut mine down as the end was broken in a crash 8)