Hello. Has anyone had the same problem as me? I have a large gap in the handlebars. Has anyone solved this problem? Integrated BXT handlebars
Quote from: Denny88 on December 18, 2025, 02:05:03 PM
Hello. Has anyone had the same problem as me? I have a large gap in the handlebars. Has anyone solved this problem? Integrated BXT handlebars
Pretty common apparently. I grinded down the split ring and used a thinner bearing to lower it. It still has a gap, but much smaller.
Not a problem on my BXT 135 winter/mudguard bike build, cut the steerer tube to give me the stem height I wanted and built up the fork, down, bar with no problems at all.
Quote from: CyclingMatt on December 25, 2025, 05:26:20 PM
Not a problem on my BXT 135 winter/mudguard bike build, cut the steerer tube to give me the stem height I wanted and built up the fork, down, bar with no problems at all.
What mudguards are those?
No problem on mine either. There's a tiny gap, but it's much smaller than yours.
Quote from: Denny88 on December 18, 2025, 02:05:03 PM
Hello. Has anyone had the same problem as me? I have a large gap in the handlebars. Has anyone solved this problem? Integrated BXT handlebars
try different bearing, either thinner or the type with bigger chamfers
Quote from: RDC on January 08, 2026, 12:28:55 PM
try different bearing, either thinner or the type with bigger chamfers
The stock bearing is 7mm. The thinnest I could find that would fit was 6.5mm. That plus grinding down the split ring helped, but there is still a gap. About the same size as my buddy who has a trek checkpoint with integrated bars so I'm ok with it. I've learned to live with it and it doesn't seem to affect performance or the bearings.
Uh oh
Quote from: Tpower59 on April 19, 2026, 10:46:27 AM
Uh oh
I think he got a dud fork. Its a pretty popular frame. We'd be hearing of a lot more failures if this was a common issue. I've beat mine up and its not had a single issue.