piece of carbon tubing?

[Mike]

Hi all ive come up with an idea to stop my harness pulling against my cables etc on the front but I need a piece of carbon tube the same dia as the end of a std handle bar. Does anyone have anything I could use needs to be 8" long and dia 20/21mm or know where I can get something like it anywhere please? Iv tried a pair of carbon bars and its ideal but I need these maybe someone has an old set lying about thats no good I could have/buy tar

[Bearbonesnorm]

I've sent you a message Mike.

[Mike]

Cheers pal, ur right its not cheap. Prob better off buying some old handle bars and cutting it up!

[Wotsits]

Would a normal cheap as chips piece of plastic overflow pipe do?

http://www.screwfix.com/p/overflow-pipe ... hite/68593

You can pick this up at B&Q or any plumbing place in 2m lengths..

[bookwyse]

How long a piece do you need as I have two carbon seat posts here in two different sizes. If they are going to be of use then they are yours. Can measure and photo them later if you want.

[Mike]

Thanks for that offer however the dia does need to be 22mm no more I assume ur seat posts r alot bigger? Needs to be same size as a handle bar. Im trying to buy an old carbon bar at mo off a guy on stw

[jameso]

I have an old but good cond carbon flat bar with al reinforced ends, 580mm wide? £10 + £3 myhermes post if of use. Also got some sections of round carbon frame tube but all over 22mm, more like 35-45mm OD.

[Ming]

There are varying diameter roll wrapped carbon tubes available from easy composites that should be good for this application, they're relatively cheap to but I think they only do 0.5m minimum lengths.

http://www.easycomposites.co.uk/Categor ... -Tube.aspx

Cheers,
Mark.

[Mike]

All sorted now i think/hope. Cheers James for the offer but ive used two of the light extension bars thingys that are on ebay as i needed another bracket anyhow and stuck the carbon tubes together.....and this is what it looks like now, just needs to stop raining now so i can go out and try it!


ive removed the two inner end bungs and strengthened the tube up with a piece of wood fixed inside both tubes across the joint now

At least now my cables are not under any kind of pressure due to the harness pulling tight against them, the only one thing i could of done with was the plastic locking clips being alittle further down the webbing so they dont sit against the bars but it should be fine

[TheBrownDog]

Nice idea. Let us know how it tests. Been rather obsessed with cable compression since my rear brake cable popped out of the reservoir after two bumpy days in the Peak District. Thankfully it happened in my driveway.

[Wotsits]

The carbon looks a bit better than white plastic overflow!

[Mike]

Well it works a treat went out last night for a bivy and went off road to test it, no movement in the harness what so ever actually holds it firmer than direct to the bars!

[jBay]

Why not miss out the bars and go straight from the bar extender to the top of the forks?

[Mike]

Jbay. Ha I didn't even give that a thought thanks for the heads up

[jameso]

Straps going over the bar should take some pressure off the extender clamps, but may not be an issue. Nice solution all-round though, very neat and a good spot to mount a light etc.

[Ian]

Why not miss out the bars and go straight from the bar extender to the top of the forks?

You might be asking a bit much of the extender clamp to grip the bars under tension - both friction against the bar and torsion as the pull is off centre.

[jBay]

Why not miss out the bars and go straight from the bar extender to the top of the forks?

You might be asking a bit much of the extender clamp to grip the bars under tension - both friction against the bar and torsion as the pull is off centre.

Just a thought, quite a few forces in play even going over the extender and bar.

No golden bullet

[Mike]

Cheers Ian, it works a treat. I was just abit worried about the pressure on the plastic clips really. I might pm u when i get a chance about asking beth about a mod to it. mike