Originally Posted by
alexaschwanden
Probably just a bad stem face plate, maybe unlucky.
The first one I'm prepared to write off to the heavy impact on the paving (see old thread), but the second one?
Waiting to hear the 'butcher's bill' from the LBS after they've had a chance to take everything off and give it a good look (and to hear the long wait for new parts since the agents in HK don't stock a lot of stuff in bigger sizes...a 44cm handlebar isn't on the Chinese cyclist wish list).