Bicycle Mechanics - Too small handlebars for stem + stripped screw

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booey
07-22-03, 10:52 PM
I bought a syncro stem today and its mouth is too wide for my saeko handlebarsI stuffed some strips of coke cans in there on the suggestion of a bike mechanic but it can't get tight enough due to a stripped allen-screw. It can tighten and untighten just not enough.

any ideas other than taking it back? I really like it.

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sch
07-23-03, 12:02 PM
This is a critical component on the bike and should be TIGHT! Take it back, though with a stripped thread it is a bit ballsy to return it. Steve
booey
07-23-03, 04:22 PM
the place is totally cool about it. I got a different stem, one with brass shims. Turns out my bars are 25.0, crazy trek 1400

sch
07-24-03, 10:26 PM
A bike shop worthy of continued support. Steve