Re: [CR]Technomic - Too much of a good thing (Caution)?

(Example: Racing:Wayne Stetina)

From: <OKVELO@aol.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:51:03 EST
Subject: Re: [CR]Technomic - Too much of a good thing (Caution)?
To: jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


In a message dated 11/22/2004 8:15:42 AM Central Standard Time, jerrymoos@sbcglobal.net writes:


> But when I installed it, I found that the bottom end of the extra long
> quill bottomed out on the fork crown, or actually probably on the flange of the
> HS lower fixed cup inside the headtube. At that point, the bars could not be
> lowered any further, even though they were still a couple of cm above the
> saddle

Sometimes ya gotta be careful with this If one drops a stem all the way down and the steerer tube is butted, a good bump can pop the stem wedge out of the butted portion and it can "flop around"

Chuck Davis
OK Velo
Tulsa