I had a problem with it under certain conditions, like if I got clumsy and leaned all my weight on the ends of the bars. I wasn't too surprised. The sweep on those bars creates a lot of leverage. I have retightened them a couple of times. The last time, I increased the leverage of the Allen wrench by using a steel tube over it to give me 2 feet of additional leverage. I was able to ease another 1/2 turn to the bolt beyond what I could by hand. I doubt that I will have any other problem. Like I said, I wasn't surprised those bars create a lot of leverage and simply need to be tightened more than others. The comfort is well worth the extra turn of a wrench. If I was worried about it, I would go to the Bullmoose.
Marc On Monday, June 18, 2012 8:42:51 PM UTC-4, Peter M wrote: > > I haven't ridden alot with them, anyone experience this first hand? I did > have them on my AHH for about 30 miles before I sold it and I am at 250lbs, > not experience any issues personally. > On Jun 18, 2012 6:32 PM, "Rivendell" <j...@rivbike.com> wrote: > >> Hi Bosco Bar Buyer-Rider, >> >> We’ve ridden our own Bosco bars cruising on smooth roads and bouncing >> down bumpy trails without incident, but two riders have complained that >> their bar slips in the stem, and that’s what this letter is about. >> We don’t want, and NITTO especially doesn’t want any faint whiff of a >> problem, and so want to call this to your attention, and offer some options >> going forward. >> >> Option 1: Return the bar for replacement (you’ll have to wait a bit). >> . >> Being riders and bike-workers ourselves, of course we know that it’s not >> a simple matter of boxing up the bar. You may have to strip stuff off the >> bar; maybe even cork grips. You may have paid a local guy to rig up your >> bars, and now you’ll have to do that again. There’s a limit to the >> complication, but even minimally, it is not nothing. We recognize that and >> will compensate you a way that seems fair to us. >> >> If you want a new bar and can wait a month or six weeks for it, do this: >> >> 1. Send us back your bar. We’re not going to send you a box or >> packing material; you’re going to have to do that part yourself. You pay >> the freight, but before you let your blood boil, read further and see how >> we’ll compensate you. >> (Alternatively, send us a digital image of the bars sawed in half. This >> would be a shame, since the bars are still super, but it’s an option, and >> no points off for taking it.) >> 2. When we get the new Bosco bars in, we’ll replace them. It may be >> a month. It may be six weeks. It may be less than that, but give us up to 6 >> weeks before calling, please. >> 3. If you also bought and glued on cork grips, we’ll replace them. >> Other grips will likely be removable without destroying them. >> 4. For your trouble and our own penalty, we’ll offer you a $70 >> credit on your account. >> >> >> Option 2: Refund (not much waiting) >> Want to go this way? Send us the bar. We’ll refund you with a check or >> credit. If you want a check, we’ll make it for $20 more than your purchase >> price. If you want a credit, we’ll make it for $40 more than your purchase >> price. >> >> Option 3: Keeping it. >> Since there is nothing defective about the bar, and it’s simply a matter >> of slight slippage if it’s not tight enough and you come down on the grips >> hard, this is a viable option. And it’s not a dangerous one. The bars are >> strong. If you ride heavy and lean hard and bouncy on the bars AND don’t >> snug them enough, the bar may move. Big deal---you loosen it, re-set the >> angle, and snug ‘er up again. >> >> The thing with bicycles and mechanics is that anybody with a wrench can >> get in the game. Some people are careful, some are the opposite. You learn >> not to break bolts by breaking or stripping a few, and you learn to tighten >> enough by not tightening enough. It’s really the only way. But IN the >> learning there is risk, and we want to eliminate as much of that as >> possible. >> >> You know yourself better than we know you. If you’ve greased the bar >> bulge or stem, we’d say wipe ‘em off. In the old days, and even in some >> books, the word was to grease the connections. We don’t do that anymore, >> unless there’s a creak, and creaks are rare. >> >> There are about 80 Bosco bars out there now. Statistically, we expect >> five of the 80 customers to think our offer isn’t generous enough. We >> understand that ideally, we’d be able to make this happen for you while you >> slept or at ice cream; but that is impossible—and so we’ve come up with >> options that sound fair to us. If none sound fair to you, please contact us >> directly and let us know what we can do, and we’ll try again. >> >> We’d like to wrap this up soon, so we’re asking you to respond by June 25. >> But why not now? Think it over. All options are winners. If you delay, >> you may forget. >> >> >> >> If you choose to send back a bar for cash or credit send to >> >> BOSCO RUBBE >> Rivendell Bicycle Works >> 2040 N. Main St. #19 >> Walnut Creek, Ca 94596 >> >> Include your name and if possible invoice number from your bosco order. >> Please also write a note explaining which option you’d like and any other >> pertinent info. >> >> Also include your shipping address. 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