Originally Posted by
Fastfingaz
Hey Metalpedaler How deep is the quill stem into the headset????
Initially, it was fairly deep. But I pulled it up a bit, and that actually seemed to cure the problem for a ride or two....but now it's doing it again. The steerer tube on mine sticks up about 2", and there's like a spacer on top of the big nut (which is the top nut of the headset) with another nut on top of the spacer.....I'll take a pic after I eat, and see what youse think.
Originally Posted by
Matariki
This shows up on my commuting bike occasionally. Taking it out and regreasing has always fixed it. The fit is very good, meaning that my thinnest shim stock was too thick to work.
I have heard of using toothpaste to install a bar into the stem to prevent creaking. Perhaps that would work here.
A 1997 bike is old? That's 15 years newer than my newest bike.
I ALMOST got electrical tape to go down in mine [Am I desperate or what?].
Hehe.... nah, '97 is modern to me..... My next bike will be older! (I just get the feeling that some on here would think anything older than 2011 is "old"
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