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Cutting Titanium Bars?

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Brendan W. Walashek

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Feb 22, 1994, 2:38:05 AM2/22/94
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I just bought some Titec (Bontrager) titanium 150gram mtb
handlebars, but they are a little too wide. Is it easy to cut
titanium bars just like any normal bar?? Has anybody out there
cut titanium bars?? Please e-mail me and let me know before I "frick"
them up!!

Thanx!

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Eric Bazan

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Feb 24, 1994, 12:01:37 AM2/24/94
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In article <2kccot$6...@nnrp.ucs.ubc.ca> bren...@unixg.ubc.ca (Brendan W. Walashek) writes:
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> I just bought some Titec (Bontrager) titanium 150gram mtb
>handlebars, but they are a little too wide. Is it easy to cut
>titanium bars just like any normal bar?? Has anybody out there
>cut titanium bars?? Please e-mail me and let me know before I "frick"
>them up!!
>

I bought the exact same pair. Had the shop I purchased them from use
a pipe cutter to trim them down. Don't recommend you use a hacksaw. One
problem, however. Bontrager supplied some aluminum inserts to reinforce the
ends of the handlebar if you use barends. After cutting them down, said
reinforcers no longer fit. So I just put the barends on anyway. No problems
yet.

Enjoy the handlebars. When riding out of the saddle, or over rough
terrain, they have a pretty plush feel.


-Eric Bazan

Bill Broadley

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Mar 1, 1994, 12:15:26 AM3/1/94
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I'm I missing something? Shouldn't ti be easier to cut then steel?

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Keith Bontrager

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Mar 1, 1994, 1:39:00 AM3/1/94
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Eric Bazan <the...@yar.cs.wisc.edu> writes:

> I bought the exact same pair. Had the shop I purchased them from use
>a pipe cutter to trim them down. Don't recommend you use a hacksaw. One
>problem, however. Bontrager supplied some aluminum inserts to reinforce the
>ends of the handlebar if you use barends. After cutting them down, said
>reinforcers no longer fit. So I just put the barends on anyway. No problems
>yet.


AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

Please call me at 408 427 2121 and lets figure this one out!

No reinforcements w/bar ends is a bad idea.

The pipe cutter reduced the diameter of the bar - made a lip of
sorts. This is pretty easy to fix.

Rememeber 408 427 2121, that's 427 2121, repeat after me 408 427 2121.

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