Threading handlebars for storage?
Posted: Fri Mar 31, 2023 12:29 pm
How bad of an idea would it be to use a tap to add an internal thread (probably M20 based on the internal diameter of ~18.5mm) to a pair of aluminium mountain bike handlebars?
I'd keep the depth pretty minimal, maybe 7mm.
I want to knock up some handlebar storage units, and a threaded bar plug that can twist out by hand is very appealing to some strange part of my brain.
I'm assuming the strength won't be crucially compromised by 7mm of threading but figured some of the engineering folks here might have a better insight than me sitting in my living room imagining the stresses on some bars.
I'd keep the depth pretty minimal, maybe 7mm.
I want to knock up some handlebar storage units, and a threaded bar plug that can twist out by hand is very appealing to some strange part of my brain.
I'm assuming the strength won't be crucially compromised by 7mm of threading but figured some of the engineering folks here might have a better insight than me sitting in my living room imagining the stresses on some bars.