A while back I was doing the final assembly of my new MTB. I was attaching the suspension fork's Remote Control Lever to the handle bars. The RCL is mounted via a little pot metal clamp that goes around the bars. I was tightening the clamp bolt, turning a little itty bitty allen wrench. Suddenly, snick and (from across the room) PING! I hadn't notice before, but the clamp had (had!) a hinge - a hinge which was now broken apart.

I've spent weeks thinking of other ways to mount the RCL. I was considering modifying the clamp assembly from an old shifter or brake lever. However, I held such a clamp up to the bike and it looks really out of place next to all the other new ultra light components. I had originally dismissed the idea of getting an identical replacement clamp. If it broke so easily during assembly, then a quick Oops! on the trail might break the replacement. I'm now thinking of getting an exact replacement for the broken part.

The fork brand is Magura. They're German. Their website has a dealer locator, however it simply returns every bike shop in town that might be able to order from a distributor like QBP. The situation isn't helped by my having bought the fork via mail order. There is other contact information for Magura USA, but it feels like I'll have to shout down a straw.

Any advice? I've been paralyzed with indecision. Meanwhile, the bike sits unused because I don't want to mount the bar ends until I have the RCL clamp sorted out. (Well - the weather hasn't been cooperative enough to even want to take the bike out for a ride.)