Comments on: Changing Handle Bars http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/Changing_Handle_Bars.html Perhaps the Best Hub on Cycling Information Wed, 18 Nov 2009 10:34:25 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Marty http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/Changing_Handle_Bars.html/comment-page-1#comment-1106 Marty Fri, 11 Sep 2009 18:47:29 +0000 http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/wpd/?p=292#comment-1106 Hello All, Thanks for the newsletter...I am working on a design concept for a bike component...have done some crude testing which has been encouraging. Have also talked to a friend who is a physicist about the concept. Since the design deals with aerodynamic flow he said the concept was viable and to pursue it to fruition. I was encouraged since he works with aerodynamic flow streams etc. I am writing to seek your advice as to where to take the idea. Who would listen? I thought of Steve Hed but his shop in Colorado won't give me his contact info.....so, any thoughts would be much appreciated.. Thanks! Marty PS:I live in the states Hello All,
Thanks for the newsletter…I am working on a design
concept for a bike component…have done some crude testing
which has been encouraging. Have also talked to a friend who
is a physicist about the concept. Since the design deals with aerodynamic flow he said the concept was viable and to pursue
it to fruition. I was encouraged since he works with aerodynamic flow streams etc. I am writing to seek your advice
as to where to take the idea. Who would listen? I thought
of Steve Hed but his shop in Colorado won’t give me his contact
info…..so, any thoughts would be much appreciated..

Thanks!

Marty

PS:I live in the states

]]> By: Jez http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/Changing_Handle_Bars.html/comment-page-1#comment-419 Jez Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:55:28 +0000 http://www.bikecyclingreviews.com/wpd/?p=292#comment-419 Hi, I'm probably coming in here a bit late Bill with my comments but in any case, just one point. When clamping your new carbon bars to the A-head stem, when you are tightening up the clamp screws you need to be very careful not to overtighten the screws. On the stem (and maybe on the bars, I don't know) it should indicate the maximum tightening torque to be used in NM. My advice is to use a torque wrench, or if you don't have one, have the torque checked at a bike shop or simply, using an Allen key, just tighten the screws enough to avoid any slippage of the bars, ie, you cannot rotate them when applying a force to the but ends of the drops. This is a last resort option and still shouldn't really preclude getting the screw torque checked. Hi, I’m probably coming in here a bit late Bill with my comments but in any case, just one point. When clamping your new carbon bars to the A-head stem, when you are tightening up the clamp screws you need to be very careful not to overtighten the screws. On the stem (and maybe on the bars, I don’t know) it should indicate the maximum tightening torque to be used in NM. My advice is to use a torque wrench, or if you don’t have one, have the torque checked at a bike shop or simply, using an Allen key, just tighten the screws enough to avoid any slippage of the bars, ie, you cannot rotate them when applying a force to the but ends of the drops. This is a last resort option and still shouldn’t really preclude getting the screw torque checked.

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