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  • Cracked the lacquer on carbon bars – replace?
  • Militant_biker
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    Had a tumble today in the snow, bars dug in a bit and rotated a bit in the stem. Got everything straightened back up and noticed the lacquer near the clamp has cracked and a bit had peeled away.

    Not likely to be structural damage, or not worth the risk?

    Posted 13 years ago
    Militant_biker
    Full Member

    Bother. Took the bars fully out and they are fubar – huge divots on the back side of the clamping area.

    Time to go shopping :-/

    Posted 13 years ago
    fbk
    Free Member

    Oops! I won’t comment further!

    Posted 13 years ago
    kimbers
    Full Member

    hmmm just ordered som carbon bars

    would this have happened with alloy??

    Posted 13 years ago
    donsimon
    Free Member

    Yes.

    Posted 13 years ago
    dirtyrider
    Free Member

    only if your stem bar bolts were not tight enough like the OP

    Posted 13 years ago
    Militant_biker
    Full Member

    dirtyrider – yes and no. Yes, they might not have moved if they had been tighter, but they were done up to torque. Crashing exceeded that.

    Posted 13 years ago
    kimbers
    Full Member

    so what torque wrench is good?

    Posted 13 years ago
    Militant_biker
    Full Member

    Well I borrowed this one

    http://www.parktool.com/product/torque-wrench-1

    Posted 13 years ago
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