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Safe to twist handlebars for storage?
Hello,
I am just getting back into cycling after a few years (well, 13) absence. I have purchased and fitted a bike 'hanger' which consists of two prongs protruding from my garage wall. It works a treat. However... If I am to be able to fit my car in the garage, I need to loosen the handlebars and twist them through 90 degrees so that they are aligned with the wheel. This allows the bike to sit fairly flush to the wall. If I don't do this, my car parking space is severely limited due to the protruding handlebar (or the front wheel sticking out due to the handlebar touching the wall). My question is, is it safe for me to twist the handlebars like this everytime I store the bike and then to realign the handlebar (all done with an Allen key) ready for cycling? Will I eventually wear something down or is this a common activity? Thanks in advance, Kroma |
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"Kroma" wrote: (clip) is it safe for me to twist the handlebars like this everytime I store the bike and then to realign the handlebar (all done with an Allen key) ready for cycling? (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ One of my folding bikes uses this technique as part of the storage procedure. To that end, they provide a lever in place of the Allen bolt. This suggests to me that the procedure can be done many times without damage or undue wear. You might even shop for a lever of this type to make things less fussy. As an alternative, how about removing the front wheel when you hang up the bike. You do have a quick release on the front wheel, don't you? Or can get one. |
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On May 10, 7:38*pm, "Leo Lichtman" wrote:
"Kroma" wrote: *(clip) is it safe for me to twist the handlebars like this everytime I store the bike and then to realign the handlebar (all done with an Allen key) ready for cycling? (clip) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ One of my folding bikes uses this technique as part of the storage procedure. *To that end, they provide a lever in place of the Allen bolt. |
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Kroma wrote:
snip My question is, is it safe for me to twist the handlebars like this everytime I store the bike and then to realign the handlebar (all done with an Allen key) ready for cycling? Will I eventually wear something down or is this a common activity? As long as no cables are getting stretched or kinked I'm sure it's fine. There are also some folding handlebars on the market, but the ones I've seen at trade shows still require an Allen wrench, i.e. "http://www.humpert.com/en_media/bikeparts/downloads/montage_sicherheit/visuals/lenkerbuegel/HandlebarX-ACTFHS2_E.pdf" |
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Safe to twist handlebars for storage?
Whatever happened to "wing-nuts" on the front wheel. I still
have a bicycle with those. Come off without tools. (of course you might want to lock the front wheel if you go somewhere a leave the bicycle) Always wondered why there was never a finger tight twist lock on a bicycle for the stem. Kroma wrote: Hello, I am just getting back into cycling after a few years (well, 13) absence. I have purchased and fitted a bike 'hanger' which consists of two prongs protruding from my garage wall. It works a treat. However... If I am to be able to fit my car in the garage, I need to loosen the handlebars and twist them through 90 degrees so that they are aligned with the wheel. This allows the bike to sit fairly flush to the wall. If I don't do this, my car parking space is severely limited due to the protruding handlebar (or the front wheel sticking out due to the handlebar touching the wall). My question is, is it safe for me to twist the handlebars like this everytime I store the bike and then to realign the handlebar (all done with an Allen key) ready for cycling? Will I eventually wear something down or is this a common activity? Thanks in advance, Kroma -- A website is a place, where, when you go there, it does everything possible to distract you, from finding the information you came there to see.- E.W. |
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