{"id":291,"date":"2010-03-08T13:30:54","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T13:30:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/?p=291"},"modified":"2017-01-12T04:37:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-12T04:37:13","slug":"how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\/","title":{"rendered":"<b>How To Fit the Topeak BarXTender<\/b>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Regular Readers will know that minimalism isn&#8217;t my middle name. It&#8217;s Neil: after Neil Armstrong, who walked on the moon\u00a0a few weeks\u00a0before I was introduced to Earth in the master bedroom of a dormer bungalow.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Buy a Topeak BarXTender?<\/h2>\n<p>I was struggling to mount my phone mount a couple of weeks ago.\u00a0 I <a title=\"My blog post that includes phone mount\" href=\"http:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/2010\/that-cleared-the-sinuses\/\" target=\"_blank\">blogged about it here<\/a>.\u00a0 As a result, <a title=\"Jon's Riding The Moor blog\" href=\"http:\/\/ridingthemoor.wordpress.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jon <\/a>came up with the idea of me getting the BarXtender.\u00a0 You should buy one of these (<a title=\"Topeak BarXTender from Amazon\" href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/gp\/product\/B000FIAVN8\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=philsirrecycl-21&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1634&amp;creative=19450&amp;creativeASIN=B000FIAVN8\" target=\"_blank\">at about \u00a315 online<\/a>) if:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You&#8217;ve already got too much schizzle on your handlebars; or<\/li>\n<li>Your handlbars have too much girth for your lights and mounts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How Do I Fit The Topeak BarXTender?<\/h2>\n<p>The unit is a clever bit of engineering.\u00a0 It&#8217;s built to fit up the biggest handlebar or headset, and can be rotated so it will fit front-facing or left\/right-facing tubes.\u00a0 It also has a bar that be moved around it&#8217;s axis for finer adjustment once you&#8217;ve got the unit clamped to your bike.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div data-carousel-extra='{\"blog_id\":1,\"permalink\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.phillconnell.com\\\/blog\\\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\\\/\"}' id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-291 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0091-e1268054264726.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0091-e1268054264726.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"1. Before with Bodged Phone Mount\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-293\" data-attachment-id=\"293\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\/imag0091\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0091-e1268054264726.jpg?fit=498%2C415&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"498,415\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC HD2 T8585&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267982776&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.041015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"My unsafe, bodged phone mount on the bar ends.\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;1. My unsafely bodged phone mount.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0091-e1268054264726.jpg?fit=300%2C249&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0091-e1268054264726.jpg?fit=241%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-293'>\n\t\t\t\t1. My unsafely bodged phone mount.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0093-e1268054335539.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0093-e1268054335539.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"2. BarXTender Parts\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-294\" data-attachment-id=\"294\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\/imag0093\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0093-e1268054335539.jpg?fit=343%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"343,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC HD2 T8585&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267983175&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0830078125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The bits and pieces of the Topeak BarXTender\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;2. Dismantled BarXTender showing the Belt strip&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0093-e1268054335539.jpg?fit=183%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0093-e1268054335539.jpg?fit=137%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-294'>\n\t\t\t\t2. Dismantled BarXTender showing the Belt strip\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0094-e1268054405828.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0094-e1268054405828.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"3. Attaching the Clamp\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-295\" data-attachment-id=\"295\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\/imag0094\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0094-e1268054405828.jpg?fit=299%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"299,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC HD2 T8585&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267983310&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0830078125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The belt strip is a work of genius\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;3. Clamp Attachment&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0094-e1268054405828.jpg?fit=159%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0094-e1268054405828.jpg?fit=120%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-295'>\n\t\t\t\t3. Clamp Attachment\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0095-e1268054108222.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0095-e1268054108222.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"4. Fixing the Bar\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-292\" data-attachment-id=\"292\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\/imag0095\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0095-e1268054108222.jpg?fit=357%2C500&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"357,500\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC HD2 T8585&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267983419&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0830078125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Securing the bar in place\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;4. Fixing the Bar Position&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0095-e1268054108222.jpg?fit=190%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0095-e1268054108222.jpg?fit=143%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-292'>\n\t\t\t\t4. Fixing the Bar Position\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?ssl=1'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Finished Topeak BarXTender\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-296\" data-attachment-id=\"296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\/imag0098\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?fit=374%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"374,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC HD2 T8585&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267984348&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0830078125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Finished Topeak BarXTender Job\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The completed job, with Big Light and Phone GPS Mount.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?fit=222%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?fit=166%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-296'>\n\t\t\t\tThe completed job, with Big Light and Phone GPS Mount.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The clamp part of the BarXtender contains a &#8220;<em>belt<\/em>&#8221; type metal strip which is held by an allen bolt.\u00a0 You just adjust the belt strip to slightly larger than the diameter of your tube, then insert the obligatory rubber strip to stop your tube being scratched and tighten the allen bolt.\u00a0 The belt is drawn upwards into the clamp housing and feels nice &amp; strong when attached.<\/p>\n<p>Next, simply screw the top half of the unit onto the clamp part, then adjust the rotation of the actual bar to suit yourself.<\/p>\n<h2>How Does It Look?<\/h2>\n<p>I much prefer my cockpit now that the BarXTender&#8217;s on.\u00a0 One person (<em><a title=\"Funny Man, a kettle indeed...\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chrisb112\" target=\"_blank\">mentioning no names<\/a><\/em>) commented that I&#8217;m just missing a kettle on my bike now, but I think it makes the handlebars a lot tidier, <strong><em>and safer<\/em><\/strong>, than they were before.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_296\" style=\"width: 384px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-296\" data-attachment-id=\"296\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/how-to-fit-topeak-barxtender-extender\/imag0098\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?fit=374%2C450&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"374,450\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;HTC HD2 T8585&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1267984348&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0830078125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"The Finished Topeak BarXTender Job\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;The completed job, with Big Light and Phone GPS Mount.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?fit=222%2C267&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?fit=166%2C200&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-296\" title=\"Finished Topeak BarXTender\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.phillconnell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMAG0098-e1268054952142.jpg?resize=374%2C450\" alt=\"The Finished Topeak BarXTender Job\" width=\"374\" height=\"450\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-296\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The completed job, with Big Light and Phone GPS Mount.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>What do you think?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"width: 120px; 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As a result, Jon came up with the idea of me getting the BarXtender.  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