[How-To] Stop your bars from slipping

[band aid]

This is a pretty basic thing to fix, but sometimes beginners have this common problem and lack the knowledge required to fix it.

Okay so, the most common mistake which causes bars to slip is mis-tightening the front bolts. Here are some pictures to show how it should and shouldn't look when fully tightened:

This is what it's going to look like when it's fully tightened if you've done something wrong:



If you've fully tightened them right it will look like this (If yours looks like this, and it's still slipping see "Other Tips" at the bottom of the page):



What you are really aiming for is to have the space between the stem body and the front piece equal above and below the bars. To do this, grease up your bolts and put them in just finger tight to hold the front piece on. Next you'll want to tighten one of the bolts up about 1/4 to 1/2 way from fully tight. Now tighten the bolt diagonal from the first one the same amount. Next is the one above or below the last one. Tighten it the same amount as the others. Now go to your last bolt, the one diagonal from the third one and do the same as all the others. Repeat these steps until you've got them all tightened up evenly. Now you can check to make sure the spaces are even. If they are you should be good, but if not, you might want to go back and try again.

Other Tips:
Most of the time, tightening it down evenly will solve your problem. But in some cases, your bars might still slip.
If you find they are still slipping, try taking it apart and lightly sanding the paint (if there is any) off the part of your stem which contacts your bars. If you want to really assure that your bars aren't going to slip, you can also lightly sand the paint of your bars where they are knurled to grip the inside of the stem.

Hope this helps someone!

[lxjoshxl]

The bottom looks wrong for some reason but maybe its me. Great tutorial nonetheless. +rep

[Tomsimple]

you put your pictures round the wrong way man

[Superbeast]

good tutorial
basically to explain by looks for the whole tightening thing
1-3
4-2
Think of each number as a bolt and tighten in numerical order

[band aid]

you put your pictures round the wrong way man

haha thankyou.

[mrsancheezz]

This is long but i'd like my answers/opinions to be accurate:

Okay um my bars are slipping, i got some 2nd hand 2hip bars.
Before i brought them i asked the guy to try them and to see if they don't slip.
He said they didnt. and he did a 180, 360, and tailwhip. Nothing he said.

Now imma beginner all i can do is a about a Foot high bunnyhop.
usually when i land it slips.

Okay and for stem( old version Fit bike co stem) it is also 2ns handed but i know the guy, the guy is a heavy rider(il say 160-180lbs)
he can do 360's amd huge bunnyhops.
His bars never slipped as i saw.

Im wondering what can be the problem.
maybe the way i bunnyhop. usally i put a decent amount of pressure o the bars.

and if i have to sand something how many grids should i use?

Thanks and sorry for the long essay. Just thought outta everyone maybe u can finally help
Thanks alot

[rtr]

do you know what stem the guy that you got the bars from had.

[mrsancheezz]

No i don't know
curious, how would that help.?

[Demo]

ill pop in i had the stock 2 hip one

[mrsancheezz]

Lol Thanks,
i got the bars from him.
i dunno what to do and its annoying the hell outta me,
would like this fixed before the real hotter days comes.