Hello everyone, anyone has experience in adding aereo extension on carbon handlebar? in the picture you see the handlebar and the extension attachment point. do you think is possible to do it without ruining / breaking the carbon handlebar?
AustinShyd on
I’d be willing to bet those bars are beefed up under the stem clamp and will not take the force outside of that area. But I could be wrong.
badger906 on
Carbon is stronger than aluminium. You’d add them to aluminium bars without question lol.
You’re going to need to use carbon grease. And place them within the clamping area of the headset. Basically butted right against it. Carbon is thicker there
Safe-Extension771 on
Look to the left of the stem. I think it says something along the lines of clip-on compatible.
BasicAppointment9063 on
As a novice mechanic, I would say “no”. The 4 – 6 nm stamp probably pertains to *just* the stem clamp area.
WinningAllTheSports on
Make sure the bars are compatible with clip on aero extensions. My specialized carbon bars weren’t so had to get alloy bars
milbug_jrm on
Use carbon paste and start at a lower torque…. Maybe 3nm. Ride and put moderate pressure on the end of the extensions to see if they slip.
showtheledgercoward on
I won a time trial without clip ons you really don’t need them
Moos3racer on
I wouldn’t risk it unless you’ve got confirmation direct from 3t, in the event of a failure while you’re on the clip on bars there’s really no way to save it
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Hello everyone, anyone has experience in adding aereo extension on carbon handlebar? in the picture you see the handlebar and the extension attachment point. do you think is possible to do it without ruining / breaking the carbon handlebar?
I’d be willing to bet those bars are beefed up under the stem clamp and will not take the force outside of that area. But I could be wrong.
Carbon is stronger than aluminium. You’d add them to aluminium bars without question lol.
You’re going to need to use carbon grease. And place them within the clamping area of the headset. Basically butted right against it. Carbon is thicker there
Look to the left of the stem. I think it says something along the lines of clip-on compatible.
As a novice mechanic, I would say “no”. The 4 – 6 nm stamp probably pertains to *just* the stem clamp area.
Make sure the bars are compatible with clip on aero extensions. My specialized carbon bars weren’t so had to get alloy bars
Use carbon paste and start at a lower torque…. Maybe 3nm. Ride and put moderate pressure on the end of the extensions to see if they slip.
I won a time trial without clip ons you really don’t need them
I wouldn’t risk it unless you’ve got confirmation direct from 3t, in the event of a failure while you’re on the clip on bars there’s really no way to save it