KUDOS to my LBS and the gods.
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KUDOS to my LBS and the gods.
Coming home from work and doing about 20 MPH and the handle bars totally roll forward on me without warning. I get control, pull over, take out my tool kit and try to tighten it down, no luck. It tightens just enough to keep from rolling all the way put I have to ride pulling back on it, and I'm 9 miles from home.
So I pull over a couple more times and try to see if I missed something, nope. So I decide my LBS is only a mile from home, I'll just go there.
I get there and one of the guys tries to tighten it and still no luck. He says the stem is shot. So he goes looking for a new one. Finds it and I just ask, the bike was a year old last week-end any warranty sill on it.
He says, let's try the new one first. Puts it on and I ask him what I owe him, he says don't worry about it.
So to Handlebar Bikes on Engelwood a big ol' THANKS!! And to the gods who kept me from doing a header over the front of the bike in traffic a bigger thanks!
So I pull over a couple more times and try to see if I missed something, nope. So I decide my LBS is only a mile from home, I'll just go there.
I get there and one of the guys tries to tighten it and still no luck. He says the stem is shot. So he goes looking for a new one. Finds it and I just ask, the bike was a year old last week-end any warranty sill on it.
He says, let's try the new one first. Puts it on and I ask him what I owe him, he says don't worry about it.
So to Handlebar Bikes on Engelwood a big ol' THANKS!! And to the gods who kept me from doing a header over the front of the bike in traffic a bigger thanks!
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Sounds like a good shop. I'm always pleased to hear about good experiences with bike shops.
Also good job on keeping control of the bike!
Also good job on keeping control of the bike!
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I've had mine loosen that way...luckily it was just some tightening to do. I have since lock tighted the nuts. Also luck there it was 7am and no traffic.