Tools & Supplies
The EnCase tools and storage sleeves were designed to fit in most flat bar and drop bar bikes. The rubber sleeves prevent the tools from rattling inside your bar. They fit most bars without any modification but they can be tailored to accommodate bars with a smaller internal diameter.
Hidden Storage
The sleeves also have a hidden storage area in the aluminum bar plug. An internal o-ring creates a place to securely store a master link or presta-to-shrader adapter and presta valve core.
The EnCase tools were designed with pivots that allow them to bend to match the contour of drop bars. As you can see in this cross section the tool and sleeve can flex to accommodate bars with significant curvature but they will not fit handlebars with extremely tight bends.
Recommended Bar Tape Wrapping
The EnCase bar plug is designed to be used without bar tape tucked under the plug. If you cut a taper in the start of the bar tape and overlap the tape at the start of the wrap you will have a clean look that stays in place when you use the EnCase System.
Hidden Storage
The sleeves also have a hidden storage area in the aluminum bar plug. An internal o-ring creates a place to securely store a master link or presta-to-shrader adapter and presta valve core.