Syntace VECTOR 7075 Manual

M A N U A L
SYNTACE VECTOR 7075
WE CONGRATULATE YOU TO YOUR SYNTACE BAR. YOU MADE A
GOOD CHOICE! Your Syntace bar has been designed and manufac-
tured with outmost care. It is necessary, though, to follow the inst-
ructions and to care for it accordingly.
Keep in mind, that all parts relevant for the safety of your bike have
an "elephantine" memory: any damage (through crashes or over-
load), even if long ago, will add up over the lifetime of the product. At
Syntace we added a large portion of "overload protection," but even
our parts are not indestructible.
A regular exchange (every 2 year, for example) is, according to our
current knowledge, not necessary. But after a crash you should
check especially stem and handle bar for small fractures, grooves
and dents. Check if stem or bar are bent. Replace those parts at the
slightest sign of damage! Never try to straighten or "patch" damaged
parts, replace them! If you don't, parts can fail and a crash with
severe injuries may be the result.
Intended and proper use
The Syntace MTB bar has been designed for use with mountain bikes.
Note: Since 2005 the Syntace handlebar selection has been approved
for 4-bolt stems, but can still be used with 2-bolt stems.
Mounting compatibility
You can use the Syntace aluminium bar in all conventional stems.
The diameter of the clamping area must be 25.4mm +/- 0.15 for
mountain bike use.
EXCEPTIONS:
• The VRO Bar 7075 and VRO Vector Lowrider 7075 are designed for
exclusively for the Syntace VRO system.
Removal of bars
First, remove the existing bar from your bike the following way:
• Remove any bar ends, end plugs and grips.
• Remove bike computers and any other accessories attached to the
bar.
• Loosen screws of shifter pods and brake levers.
• Loosen clamping screws on stem.
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Installation of bars
In conventional stems (only Duraflite 2014/7075, Vector Downhill
7075 and Vector Lowrider 7075):
• First mount the shifter pods and brake levers onto the bar.
TIP: In case you use a stem with a closed clamp, first insert
the bar into the clamp and then mount shifter pods and brake
levers.
• Now bring the bar into the desired position and align it. Make sure
the bar is centered (look for the markings).
• Now press the bar into "snap seat" (a feature of Syntace stems) and
tighten screws alternately to required torque values.
TIP: To increase safety and life span, all Syntace stems feature
a more than 180° "snap seat".
ATTENTION: With some stem designs it is possible that the
eye of the stem and the bar get deformed from high torque or
repeated tightening. Bars "strangled" like this do not last their
full life span and have to be exchanged, preferably with the
stem!
PRO TIP: Add for carbon bars a little Syntace adhesion paste
onto the clamping surfaces. This way bar and stem are pro-
tected a little more against twisting and torque does not have to
be increased beyond maximum values!
In the VRO-System
(only VRO Bar 7075 and VRO Vector Lowrider 7075):
• Slide the connector clamps (X-Ray, ECO, Peanut) onto bar. Not all
the way to the center rings, though, only far enough so that the
clamps can still move freely on the smaller diameter of the bar.
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• Again widen the connector
clamps (X-Ray, ECO, Peanut) with
a plastic tire lever by about
1-2 mm (Pic. 1) and now slide
them onto stem and bar all the
way to the center rings.
• Slide shifter pods and brake
levers onto bar.
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