carbon riser bars - do i need to put paste

[mark ellis]

just got a set of monkey lite carbon bars, heard people talk of carbon paste, do i need to put for these?

 

just read these have to be mounted to eastern stem or warranty void?

Edited November 28, 2010 by mark ellis

[Dicky DQ]

Depends what you mean put for these?

[mark ellis]

where it bolts onto the stem, should i put paste between the bars and the stem and that other plate thingy ma job?

[sputnik-f1]

Don't really see the point, its not like a seat post that can get stuck in a seat tube, is it?

But if it would make you feel better, it won't do any harm.

[kosmonooit]

You use carbon paste where the clamp is, because you can only tighten it so tight (check the torque in the documentation) and the carbon paste is like grit and helps to keep them in place.

[mark ellis]

cool thanks guys, never got a torque setting with them, will have a look online

[stewie911]

Carbon paste is used so that you don't need to tighten to recommended torque.

 

Suppose they state that you should tighten to 10Nm, then with the paste you only need to torque to maybe 9Nm

[mark ellis]

building lego as a lighty was much easier!

[kosmonooit]

Carbon paste is used so that you don't need to tighten to recommended torque.

 

Suppose they state that you should tighten to 10Nm, then with the paste you only need to torque to maybe 9Nm

 

Bollox - its part of the procedure for installation:

 

"WARNING - CARBON HANDLEBARS AND STEMS

If your handlebar and/or stem is carbon, you must apply friction paste to the contact surfaces. Friction paste

is designed to create friction between the contact surfaces to prevent the handlebar from slipping without

over-torquing the face clamp bolts. Coat each contact surface of the handlebar and stem with a moderate

amount of friction paste prior to installing. Failure to use friction paste could cause your handlebar to slip

while riding which could lead to serious injury and/or death.

 

Center the handlebar in the stem face clamp and angle it to suit your personal preference.

Finger tighten the face clamp bolts such that there is an equal gap on the top and bottom of the stem face clamp and

each bolt head touches the stem surface.

Tighten each bolt one full turn, in a continuous sequence, while maintaining an equal gap on the top and bottom of the

stem face clamp. Torque to 5.6 - 6.8 N•m (50 - 60 in-lb)."

 

Point 8 in Truvativ User ManualUse

[mark ellis]

i have not got that paste, if i take some vasaline and put some sand in it will it work?

[koukie]

If you can afford a carbon bar, you can afford carbon grease.

 

I would rather get the right stuff if I were you. If you are in cape town region (somerset west), I will give you some, you use a very very small amount of the grease at a time. But yes it does feel like vaseline with sand in it.

[crasher]

I have some you are welcome to use if you in JHB