fell on my bike today (ugh) and handle bar (right hood) is bent — can this be salvaged or have to get a new bar? shifting seems to work
just got the bike a few days ago 🙁
by Sad-Drive
fell on my bike today (ugh) and handle bar (right hood) is bent — can this be salvaged or have to get a new bar? shifting seems to work
just got the bike a few days ago 🙁
by Sad-Drive
6 Comments
Odds are the shifter has just moved on the bar and not bent. You should be able to just put it back into place by loosening it and returning it to where you want it. If it’s a new bike just take it to the shop you got it from and they’ll sort you in a couple minutes. If you do it yourself just be careful to not over tighten it.
I agree with the other reply. It looks like the shifter haa been pushed in. Many times you can hit it with the palm of your hand or a rubber mallet to move it back without having to loosen anything.
Just go with it 🤙🏼
The handlebar is not bent, just that the shifters are no longer aligned. Peel back the rubber hoods of the shifters and loosen the clamp with an Allen key. Push the shifters into alignment and tighten it again. I doubt that you’ll have to unwrap your bar tape for this.
Bar looks straight, but the right lever is rotated inward. Peel back the hood, loosen the clamp, reposition the lever and then tighten it back up.
It’s not bent. give it a little punch to the right that’ll do it.