How to fit drop handlebars

bars are designed to be taken out at a specific angle. without poatochop I cant do a diagram, but basically underneath the front bolt, there is usually a semicircular cutout on either side. this is designed so that the *inside *curve of the bar goes through more easily. So the diagram above should be "push and turn anticlockwise"

I can concur with this,

the tubing of the bars is not usually perfectly round, neither is the opening of the stem.

If you get jammed along the way, reverse and rotate a little..

When you get more stuck, do the screwdriver thing above