I guess next time I offer them up in with use my ratchet set to get more torque than I usually put into bike stuff. I doubt it will be an issue long term. Hate to waste an awesome set of bars. On Jun 18, 2012 10:03 PM, "Marc Irwin" <irwin7...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I had a problem with it under certain conditions, like if I got clumsy and > leaned all my weight on the ends of the bars. I wasn't too surprised. > The sweep on those bars creates a lot of leverage. I have retightened > them a couple of times. The last time, I increased the leverage of the > Allen wrench by using a steel tube over it to give me 2 feet of additional > leverage. I was able to ease another 1/2 turn to the bolt beyond what I > could by hand. I doubt that I will have any other problem. Like I said, I > wasn't surprised those bars create a lot of leverage and simply need to be > tightened more than others. The comfort is well worth the extra turn of a > wrench. If I was worried about it, I would go to the Bullmoose. > > Marc > > On Monday, June 18, 2012 8:42:51 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: >> >> I haven't ridden alot with them, anyone experience this first hand? I did >> have them on my AHH for about 30 miles before I sold it and I am at 250lbs, >> not experience any issues personally. >> On Jun 18, 2012 6:32 PM, "Rivendell" <j...@rivbike.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi Bosco Bar Buyer-Rider, >>> >>> We’ve ridden our own Bosco bars cruising on smooth roads and bouncing >>> down bumpy trails without incident, but two riders have complained that >>> their bar slips in the stem, and that’s what this letter is about. >>> We don’t want, and NITTO especially doesn’t want any faint whiff of a >>> problem, and so want to call this to your attention, and offer some options >>> going forward. >>> >>> Option 1: Return the bar for replacement (you’ll have to wait a bit). >>> . >>> Being riders and bike-workers ourselves, of course we know that it’s not >>> a simple matter of boxing up the bar. You may have to strip stuff off the >>> bar; maybe even cork grips. You may have paid a local guy to rig up your >>> bars, and now you’ll have to do that again. There’s a limit to the >>> complication, but even minimally, it is not nothing. We recognize that and >>> will compensate you a way that seems fair to us. >>> >>> If you want a new bar and can wait a month or six weeks for it, do this: >>> >>> 1. Send us back your bar. We’re not going to send you a box or >>> packing material; you’re going to have to do that part yourself. You pay >>> the freight, but before you let your blood boil, read further and see how >>> we’ll compensate you. >>> (Alternatively, send us a digital image of the bars sawed in half. This >>> would be a shame, since the bars are still super, but it’s an option, and >>> no points off for taking it.) >>> 2. When we get the new Bosco bars in, we’ll replace them. It may be >>> a month. It may be six weeks. It may be less than that, but give us up to 6 >>> weeks before calling, please. >>> 3. If you also bought and glued on cork grips, we’ll replace them. >>> Other grips will likely be removable without destroying them. >>> 4. For your trouble and our own penalty, we’ll offer you a $70 >>> credit on your account. >>> >>> >>> Option 2: Refund (not much waiting) >>> Want to go this way? Send us the bar. We’ll refund you with a check or >>> credit. If you want a check, we’ll make it for $20 more than your purchase >>> price. If you want a credit, we’ll make it for $40 more than your purchase >>> price. >>> >>> Option 3: Keeping it. >>> Since there is nothing defective about the bar, and it’s simply a matter >>> of slight slippage if it’s not tight enough and you come down on the grips >>> hard, this is a viable option. And it’s not a dangerous one. The bars are >>> strong. If you ride heavy and lean hard and bouncy on the bars AND don’t >>> snug them enough, the bar may move. Big deal---you loosen it, re-set the >>> angle, and snug ‘er up again. >>> >>> The thing with bicycles and mechanics is that anybody with a wrench can >>> get in the game. Some people are careful, some are the opposite. You learn >>> not to break bolts by breaking or stripping a few, and you learn to tighten >>> enough by not tightening enough. It’s really the only way. But IN the >>> learning there is risk, and we want to eliminate as much of that as >>> possible. >>> >>> You know yourself better than we know you. If you’ve greased the bar >>> bulge or stem, we’d say wipe ‘em off. In the old days, and even in some >>> books, the word was to grease the connections. We don’t do that anymore, >>> unless there’s a creak, and creaks are rare. >>> >>> There are about 80 Bosco bars out there now. Statistically, we expect >>> five of the 80 customers to think our offer isn’t generous enough. 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