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Getting a creaking sound from my bars somewhere (Fatbar lite)

Borrowed a torque wrench and going to check the stem bolts (seem tight)

its got me paranoid now...

any one ever had these break?


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 1:36 pm
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No-one who's lived to tell the tale.


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 1:37 pm
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I think carbon bars are one step too far although i have no evidence to back this up!


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 1:54 pm
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Remove from stem. Clean bars/stem/bolts. Reassemble with carbon paste to manufacturers torque spec.

If they still creak, bin them.


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 1:58 pm
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what he said.

saw a mate snap some at landegla. it wasnt nice


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 2:03 pm
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Try this [url= http://barimtb.blogspot.co.uk ]Stop it creaking[/url] click the heading to get the text from the blog


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 2:18 pm
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I wouldn't have thought your bar would creak. It'll just snap unannounced one day more likely.

I'd check stem and headset etc first. More likely to be a moving part probably.


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 2:25 pm
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is carbon not meant to bend rather than shear off suddenly? I thought that was one of the major selling points when the larger MTB market first moved to carbon that and the weight factor.


 
Posted : 20/06/2017 4:36 pm