Originally Posted by peripatetic
Removing the drop handlebars from an old Raleigh. They're covered in dried up tape adhesive. The stem is an old Raleigh style with 'GB' stamped on the sides. No matter how hard I try, though, the drops don't seem to budge past the part of the drop where the brake usually fastens. I'm starting to get a lot of aluminum shavings/filings from all of the twisting, and the bars just won't go past a certain point.
Anyone out there have any good tips? I tried a little grease, and that didn't work at all. I also tried doing this without the stem attached to the bike, and that didn't seem to help, either.
These handlebars are really getting scratched up, though, and I don't want to keep trying to force the issue.
Please Help!
Thanks,
max