How To Change Your Handlebars On A Road Bike

Handlebars are a pretty important part of you bike, but bars are not a component that you'd regularly change unless you're looking to change your position, move to a more comfortable bar shape or width, or you've damaged them for whatever reason. In this video, Ollie takes you through changing your bars so you can do so with ease!

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[gcntech]

What maintenance tasks would you like us to cover next on maintenance Monday? Let us know in the comments 👉

[rm]

Wow... and my new bars are coming in the post tomorrow.. perfect timing! Thanks GCN!

[joriszsz]

Gcn has always the answers to my bike questions

[darrenconstantinou]

I’d like to see a video converting to integrated hidden cables if it is even worth the effort.

[hoopdoggydogg]

A video on internal routing hacks for mechanical shifting and di2 when the cable/wire gets lost inside the frame. Along with general di2 routing for all types of shimano junction box in their various locations

[rimiidalv]

I'm going to do this on my gravel bike in the next few days. It's a nice instructions video and in the video it looks pretty easy, so I hope I can make it without bigger issues, my local shop didn't want to do it because of lack of experience.

[adamkubiak]

Dear GCN, it’s 2020 and what we need more then this video is rather the internally routed option.

[nicocoyoca]

I bought Zipp SL-70 full carbon bar last week it doesn't have any problem and its budget friendly pretty happy with it.

[dominicbritt]

Still waiting for the hydraulic discs with aero bars upgrade video - come on GCN

[hypermaniksk]

I am probably getting single speed bike, and i want drop bars, now this video is perfectly timed, thank you guys

[alwiziyad]

"I can leave mine dangling at the side"

[stefanobellote]

Damn, I'm just looking to change my handlebars/stem and was researching how-to videos to prepare ahead.. talk about timing!! Thanks!

[NewEnglandDirtRoadie]

this is one fine illustration why i will never look at anything with internal cable routing.

[TheJunkyardgenius]

Good video, very useful as i was recently given an the halfords 13 innate alpha cyclocross bike. (I know its not the best) but as someone who had cheap mountain bikes growing up its a huge leap forward. My plan is to slowly replace the not so good components on it for much better and lighter used components from ebay etc. Alot of people will choose an entire groupset like dura ace for example but the alpha starts life at 12.2 kg so alot lighter than the bikes i had before but not as light as i would like. I dont care if all the components are from different manufaturers or groupsets as long as they are able work together. I want the lightest i can find or are willing to pay for. With a rule, no 1 part can cost more than 120 quid. 2nd hand, thats not impossible. I'd love to see a series on individual components swapping with lightness in mind and various options. Focussing each video on one specific component, what makes are the lighteset 10 say and how much you can pick them up for 2nd hand compared to the sometimes ludicrous new prices.

[jedisdad]

#AskGCNTech how about a show on the way our bike computers work? Explain the Satellite Constellations; how the head unit gets its signal; accuracy; how sensors are paired; etc.

[littlestbroccoli]

I have a 22.2 bar I love on a vintage Univega. Only problem, the stem is 25.4 😭 For about 10 years I've had a jank electrical tape shim in there that needs replacing much more often than the tape does, but it's worth it. Tiny bullhorn bars! Came here looking for advice on finding the right size bars for replacement bc it varies so wisely.

[pm]

Nice video! Are those carbon wheels on an aluminium frame? Was wondering if you can tell me something about the ride quality/performance with an aluminium frame and carbon wheels

[johnmichaeltabingovg]

Wow thangks gcn teck and i know to change my bar now

[BeingInGermany]

I would like to know how to change a flatbar with Hydraulic discbrake and normal shifters to A dropbar with gravel Shifters. For your reference I'm thinking of putting a dropbar handlebars on a CUBE SL Road gravel bike

[MrMattie]

Can I upgrade to bars with integrated cables? For example with a bike as in this video with partialy integrated cable routing or is the headtube closed of from the rest of the frame?