Dropped Bike - wonky hood.

[grellboy]

Bike got blown over today. Landed on right handlebar. When I picked it up, hood was turned in somewhat. Still functions as it did before, but looks rather unsightly. Anyone know how I get it back to normal? I would whack it but don't want to weaken it if that is a possibility. I have attached some photos - one of the which is the left side to show what the other one should look like.

 

[User6179]

Pull the rubber hood up and loosen bolt.

 

[User6179]

Allen key bolt in centre of pic, not where the pens pointing

 

[grellboy]

Pull the rubber hood up and loosen bolt.

Yay! Brilliant. Sorted in seconds. Thank you ever so much!

 

[themosquitoking]

I'm pretty sure that when the hoods are correctly torqued it is not too tight to stop the hood turning in the event of an impact as the hood moving can stop other damage happening to it. I just bash it back into place with my hand when it happens to me..

 

[Oldfentiger]

I'm pretty sure that when the hoods are correctly torqued it is not too tight to stop the hood turning in the event of an impact as the hood moving can stop other damage happening to it. I just bash it back into place with my hand when it happens to me..

Agree with this.
I originally learned this when riding trials motorbikes. If the levers can move in the event of a fall, it saves having a broken lever. Just knock back in line and crack on.

 

[I like Skol]

Agree with this.
I originally learned this when riding trials motorbikes. If the levers can move in the event of a fall, it saves having a broken lever. Just knock back in line and crack on.

Never thought of it this way, but i prefer to know my shifters are secured tightly when they are all that i have to grip and control the bike with when hooning around and getting air on my drop bar bikes!

 

[Oldfentiger]

Never thought of it this way, but i prefer to know my shifters are secured tightly when they are all that i have to grip and control the bike with when hooning around and getting air on my drop bar bikes!

Yebbut.
If you’re putting sideways pressure on your levers, you’ll be shifting gears when you don’t want to.**

**true for Shimano brifters.

Of course you need them tight enough if gripping the hoods.