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Ant
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I got my first set of aero bars, and slapped them onto my bars this afternoon. The bolts came
pre-prepped with loctite, I screwed them down hard, and then tried to move the aero bars. With not
much effort, I could move them up and down. This worried me a lot, so I pulled the bolts out,
greased them, and cranked them down hard. Then, when I tried again, with a strong shove, the
aerobars/handlebar rotate within the stem clamp (a coda threaded with a 2-bolt faceplate, i assume
aluminum). It does take a good bit of force to do this, but the fact remains that I can do it. From
on the bike, I can not push the bars down, but with effort can pull them up, rotating the entire bar
assembly within the clamp. I know I greased those stem bolts when I put the bars in a month ago, and
I've tightened them as much as I can with my 6" allen wrench and a good bit of muscling. I'm at the
point where im worried abotu stripping either the bolt threads or the allen hole in the bolt. The
allen key has already slipped out once under pressure.
What gives? Are aerobars always going to move if you try? If i push down on them really hard, the
bar assembly stays in place and the rear wheel lifts. But if i pull up on them with weight in the
saddle, I rotate the bar assembly up, and I dont want to think about that happening every time I
want to sprint.
what should I do?
pre-prepped with loctite, I screwed them down hard, and then tried to move the aero bars. With not
much effort, I could move them up and down. This worried me a lot, so I pulled the bolts out,
greased them, and cranked them down hard. Then, when I tried again, with a strong shove, the
aerobars/handlebar rotate within the stem clamp (a coda threaded with a 2-bolt faceplate, i assume
aluminum). It does take a good bit of force to do this, but the fact remains that I can do it. From
on the bike, I can not push the bars down, but with effort can pull them up, rotating the entire bar
assembly within the clamp. I know I greased those stem bolts when I put the bars in a month ago, and
I've tightened them as much as I can with my 6" allen wrench and a good bit of muscling. I'm at the
point where im worried abotu stripping either the bolt threads or the allen hole in the bolt. The
allen key has already slipped out once under pressure.
What gives? Are aerobars always going to move if you try? If i push down on them really hard, the
bar assembly stays in place and the rear wheel lifts. But if i pull up on them with weight in the
saddle, I rotate the bar assembly up, and I dont want to think about that happening every time I
want to sprint.
what should I do?