Installation manual

Size your handlebar. If necessary, your handlebar width can be cut narrower to

suit your personal preference.

i m p o r t a n t : remove handlebar bar plugs prior to cutting. Do not cut narrower than the cut

down lines specified on the handlebar.

Standard handlebar: use the cut down lines to determine your final handlebar width

then cut at the same mark on each side of the handlebar.

Carbon handlebar (except Noir World Cup riser bar): use the cut down lines to deter-

mine your final handlebar width. Apply masking tape at the same cut down line on each

side of the handlebar to help prevent the carbon from fraying. Use a 28-tooth (minimum)

blade saw and cut to the proper width.

WARNING - NOIR WORLD CUP RISER BAR

Do not cut Noir World Cup riser bars.

Smooth the entire cut area with 400 grit sandpaper and re-install handlebar bar plugs.

INSTALLATION

Install the stem and top cap on the fork steerer tube.

i m p o r t a n t : follow your headset manufacturer’s instructions for proper installation of

the headset compression device, star nut, or expansion plug.

Align the stem to the bike, then preload the headset by installing the top cap bolt to the

torque specified by your headset manufacturer’s instructions.

Tighten the steerer clamp or direct mount bolt(s), in increments of one full turn, in

an alternating fashion, to 7.9 - 9.0 N·m (70 - 80 in-lb).

WARNING

Do not over tighten the steerer clamp bolt(s). Over tightening the steerer clamp

bolt(s) could damage the fork’s steerer tube and cause it to fail, which could lead to

serious injury and/or death.

Install handlebar onto stem.

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).

MTB HANDLEBARS AND STEMS