i found it so difficult to make the handlebar tighten the fork clamp enough.does any suggest?
1676045
This was a present we sent to our grandson, and our son=-in-law put it together, so no, I do not have an answer, sorry.
1676046
this was a gift for my granddaughter and it would send to her directly to her home in Virginia I asked my son when they received it he had no problem but now I could not ask him because he's deployed in the Navy sorry that I don't have a straight answer for you good luck
1676047
Find where the screw is hitting the tube of the handlebar stem and drill a hole. The screw will thread right in and secure the handlebar.
1303327
Not sure if the mount is too big or too small for your handlebars. If it is too big, even completely tightened up, you should be able to get a couple of rubber shims to take up the space. If the mount is too small, then you must have some mammoth handlebars! You could try putting it on your handlebar stem. The light can be swiveled, so you can mount it in any position. The other option would be to get an extension that attaches to the handlebars.
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raymond, hope this helps U. Take the cover off at the 2 nuts where the bar fits, Re-track the bar back. now thread the chain around the sprocket and the slot on the bar, make sure the chain points in the right direction, now adjust the bar forward until reaching the proper tension . let me know that this is successful for U
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I've had no issues. The clamp surface is rubberized and the bike doesn't move at all once properly clamped in. I'm not riding an expensive road bike, so perhaps a fork lock could be better. But the criterium is great, and super convenient. Go out mountain biking in mud, and just put that filthy bike up top - no front wheel in the car, etc. No scratches or anything else wrong with my bike after 2 years of using it.
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Hi Helena, I guess theres no trick...too much of muscle power.. I had this problem, i somehow forced it into the base and it is stuck forever now i guess the two side bars went inside the middle one is out...but its locked
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I had the same problem and here is how I solved it. I removed the plastic, tie, holding the wire and electrical cable together. Careful you do not cut the electrical cable. This allowed me to loosen the nut locking the bracket on #11 wire cable. I was able to turn the bracket lower toward the base end #1. This gave me additional slack to slide the upper wire cable end into the aforementioned, slotted, bracket. This minor adjustment may change the tension slightly, causing a change in the Tension Control Knob. I just started using the bike, and have only used #1 and #2 settings, but it did not, too me, seem to throw the tension off much. I doubt I will ever use the #8 setting. I had the same problem and here is how I solved it. I removed the plastic, tie, holding the wire and electrical cable together. Careful you do not cut the electrical cable. This allowed me to loosen the nut locking the bracket on #11 wire cable. I was able to turn the bracket lower toward the base end #1. This gave me additional slack to slide the upper wire cable end into the aforementioned, slotted, bracket. This minor adjustment may change the tension slightly, causing a change in the Tension Control Knob. I just started using the bike, and have only used #1 and #2 settings, but it did... » Read More I had the same problem and here is how I solved it. I removed the plastic, tie, holding the wire and electrical cable together. Careful you do not cut the electrical cable. This allowed me to loosen the nut locking the bracket on #11 wire cable. I was able to turn the bracket lower toward the base end #1. This gave me additional slack to slide the upper wire cable end into the aforementioned, slotted, bracket. This minor adjustment may change the tension slightly, causing a change in the Tension Control Knob. I just started using the bike, and have only used #1 and #2 settings, but it did not, too me, seem to throw the tension off much. I doubt I will ever use the #8 setting. « Show Less
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Sorry, don't have any either. I agree with Roger C. - find another creative way if you can't find the clamps. Maybe roll some tape (electrical or duct) around the stem until it's thicker than the hole of the weight bands - but this also may be difficult if you reposition often.
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Check the bar clamp again - otherwise here is a good YouTube video on how brifters work:http://youtu.be/FSU0YVLCoSc
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had the same problem,look closely and you'll see that you can tighten it.I didn't see it at first though but you can tighten it.hope this help you
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I just had my husband tighten it and that solved the problem. However, had that not worked, I was planning on putting a piece of gripper pad (the kind you can get at the dollar store for opening jars) around the bar under the clamp.
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T. Yuan was right- I'm surprised anyone is using the bike like this or just stuffing stuff in there to make it tighter! that's pretty dangerous.... use the wrench that came with it, or your own wrench to tighten it and make the opening tighter once it's on the pole.
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I'm having the same problem and am beginning to feel kinda stupid. How far through did the holes go? I mean there is one hole in the handlebars, and then two through the post, but it seems like there should be another hole on the other side of the handlebars that should "recieve" the screw. Am I right?
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The handlebar car be raised by the bolt you loosened but not by much. If you need to raise it more you could buy a different set of handlebars or you could get a longer stem.
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I had to take my foot and pull the fork's apart about 1 inch. then it fitted perfect. have a man with good might do it for yeah. When they manufactured it, i think this was a check they didn't do. simple fix workout ok for me. I put my feet on the the inner part of the fork and pulled the opposite end with my hands, that bended/ opened the forks enough to fit the tire. Bike forks perfectly fine.
1663809
Hmm, what kind of bike and most importantly, handlebar, do you have? I have no problems at all mounting it on mine using one of the provided rubber rings. You should find images or videos about it using google.
1099657
I just put my bike on crooked using the frame, but it would no doubt be better and more stable if I got a cross-bar adapter such as the Allen Sports Tension Bar Bicycle Cross-Bar Adapter which is one of the less expensive of such bars available on Amazon. May be I'll order one, myself :)!
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Loosen the nut and screw where the seat post and the frame meet...you can move it up and down...and then retighten.