Originally Posted by
Bianchigirll
sound to me like your bike is too big/long.
It is pretty huge, but that seems to be what Electra is going for with the Townie. I just picked this one up second hand, and it's a good fit except for the handlebars being too far out. Setting the adjustable stem fully upright solves that, but makes them higher than I'd like. I'd rather ditch the adjustable stem anyway, provided I can find an alternative that keeps the handlebars as close.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Well, at least in your Photo Shop example, you have a removable face plate on the bar clamp..
so the quill wedge bolt could in theory be tightened first ,
then the bar clamp re assembled around the handlebar.
It'd be more of a hassle come time to make adjustments, but I'm sure the design would find it's niche.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
You would need to build an assembly Jig first to hold the parts in allignment,
that being done , the actual welding could even be automated to make thousands of them.
I hope someone does... They'll have at least one guaranteed customer right here.
Originally Posted by
fietsbob
note : Thor Who posts in folding bikes thread , because he sells them,
has an adjustable stem accessory [made by TW's Zoom company]
2 1 inch clamps, double ended, and a piece a to replace the handlebar with a short plug.
the "aberhallo" can be adjusted and be above , and a bit behind the bar clamp in the original stem,
so would shorten that already short stem .. ..[in #2]
This Aber Hallo? It's a more complex part than I'd need considering I'll never be quick-releasing my handlebars (that is its primary purpose, right?), but it would do the trick.