How to Replace Bicycle Handlebars – Drop/Road Bars

How to Replace Bicycle Handlebars – Drop/Road Bars

This video will show you all you need to know about removing and installing drop handlebars (also known as road bars), regardless of stem type.

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Video contents:
00:00 Preliminary Information
01:12 Removal
04:08 Installation

➤ Tools & materials used:
• Ruler and angle gauge or other method of measuring lever position
• Appropriate hex/Torx®-compatible wrenches – https://www.parktool.com/category/hex-torx-compatible-tools
• Torque wrench/driver – https://www.parktool.com/category/torque-tools
• PPL-1 Polylube Lubricant – https://www.parktool.com/product/polylube-1000-lubricant-tube-ppl-1
• TLR-1 Threadlocker – https://www.parktool.com/product/medium-strength-threadlocker-tlr-1
• Supergrip Carbon and Alloy Assembly Compound – https://www.parktool.com/product/supergrip-carbon-and-alloy-assembly-compound-sac-2
• Rags

For a text-based walkthrough of this process: https://www.parktool.com/blog/repair-help/handlebar-removal-installation-drop-bars

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➤ More Bars & Stems Repair Help:
• How to Wrap Handlebars for Road Bikes – https://youtu.be/5MzIiv7pewE
• How to Replace Flat Handlebar Bicycle Grips – https://youtu.be/DN2Q8tnOLoo
• How to Cut Bicycle Handlebars – https://youtu.be/IoMAMzLdsME
• How to Replace Bicycle Handlebars – Flat Bars https://youtu.be/iE1Si-ndgE4
• How to Replace a Bicycle Stem – Threadless – https://youtu.be/TPYGv6fMnBw
• How to Replace a Bicycle Stem – Quill Stem – https://youtu.be/DYpkZ-KysSU