Went up a hill climb in flat light and hit a dip that I didn't see and went over the left bar and bent it down about two inches. Here is a cheap and inexpensive way to bend your handlebar back into position as long as it's not too far gone or bent too bad. I thought about using a large pipe as a cheater bar, but this worked out like a charm. Notch out a 2x4 the width of your handle bar and drill two holes so you can put a couple of long bolts through that will be on each side of the handle bar. Find some kind of steel bracket to bolt to on the under side of the handle bar. Position the end of the 2x4 close to where the bend is. In my cae it was right at the junction of the rubberized mountain bar. Leave yourself around 3-4 feet of 2x4 so you have some leverage. You may have take the 2x4 off several times to check your progress and do some measurments. Just be patient! It works. My finger is pointing where the handle bar was bent down to. It doesn't look pretty, but it works.
