[CR]Thanks to all ... Stuck stem now freed

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To: classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Bianca Pratorius" <biankita@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 20:16:39 -0400
Subject: [CR]Thanks to all ... Stuck stem now freed

I finally tapped the stuck stem out using a rubber mallet on the underside. In the bargain, I now have a Campy Super Record headset with French sizing. (who knew that an Italian bike like an ALAN would have a french Campy headset.) Interestingly enough, the part of the stem which was stuck in the fork tube turned black! What's that black coating? The part of the stem which touched the bars also is coated with some kind of uniform blackness. Is this some kind of Aluminum oxide?

Garth Libre in Miami Fl. USA