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@Glowbike
a wee bike upgrade. Home-made handlebars
Been running these for about 3 months now, I got fed up of not being able to get my brake levers far enough inboard of my grips - handlebars always seem to flare too soon - so I'm using these, 22mm diameter alu pipe throughout, with a shim for the bar clamp so can run the lever as far in as I want.
I put a little sweep into them too: it took a six foot scaff pole and my bodyweight on the end of my pipe bender make the bends so I have no worry about their strength. If I ever make any more they'll be using a far thinner swg of tubing, I think I was a bit too over-cautious.