kevin567
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Just wondering if anyone has heavy bar ends like I do and have a hard time having them stay in place.
I have a set of Apex riser clip-ons, which I love because of their incredible adjustability. I have them set up high and wide when doing my iron butt trips and find that they are extremely comfortable. The only problem I was experiencing was that the vibrations really got my wrists quite numb after riding for a full day, so I bought a pair of HVMP heavy bar ends. They come with a long bolt a rubber collar that expands as you tighten the bolt.
However, on my first trip with them, I found out that somewhere between Niagara Falls and Rochester that the one on the throttle side had worked its way out (and hopefully ended up in a ditch rather than bounced into some poor unsuspecting cager's windshield... worse yet imagine a block of aluminum flying up at you on a bike??).
Anyway I bought a replacement and tightened the hell out of it, but again last year I caught it in my hand just as it was about to fall off again somewhere on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Any ideas on a better attachment system than the rubber gasket/tube?
I think part of the problem is that the inside of the Apex handlebar there are 2 diameters, it starts at 3/4" then narrows to 5/8" about 1" into the handlebar.
Thanks,
Kevin
I have a set of Apex riser clip-ons, which I love because of their incredible adjustability. I have them set up high and wide when doing my iron butt trips and find that they are extremely comfortable. The only problem I was experiencing was that the vibrations really got my wrists quite numb after riding for a full day, so I bought a pair of HVMP heavy bar ends. They come with a long bolt a rubber collar that expands as you tighten the bolt.
However, on my first trip with them, I found out that somewhere between Niagara Falls and Rochester that the one on the throttle side had worked its way out (and hopefully ended up in a ditch rather than bounced into some poor unsuspecting cager's windshield... worse yet imagine a block of aluminum flying up at you on a bike??).
Anyway I bought a replacement and tightened the hell out of it, but again last year I caught it in my hand just as it was about to fall off again somewhere on the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Any ideas on a better attachment system than the rubber gasket/tube?
I think part of the problem is that the inside of the Apex handlebar there are 2 diameters, it starts at 3/4" then narrows to 5/8" about 1" into the handlebar.
Thanks,
Kevin
