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Longshot
| Posted on Saturday, July 19, 2014 - 11:45 am: |
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Alright everyone, here's a question that makes me feel dumb just asking it. I've already installed risers for the correct height, but I want to rotate my XB-S's bars backwards for a shorter reach. Too bad the bars are stuck fast to the upper clamp! How the heck do I pop the clamp off the bars? |
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Sparky
| Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 01:19 am: |
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Big hammer and/or WD40? |
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Froggy
| Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 10:20 am: |
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Hitting it with a rubber mallet worked for me when I did similar years ago. |
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Longshot
| Posted on Sunday, July 20, 2014 - 09:36 pm: |
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Wow, it was seriously stuck. I had already tried hammering on it, so today I improvised. I slid an old credit card and a plastic collar stay from an old shirt into the space between top clamp and bar, then put a slotted screwdriver between the pieces of plastic and hammered on it to drive a wedge. That alone was not enough, but it did seem to break enough of the bond that pounding on the grips with my hands broke it loose. |
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