Originally Posted by
likebike23
I know you really want this to be the fault of the LBS, but I seriously doubt it. They correctly ordered the uncommon sized 1" fork and headset for your Ciocc which shows a certain amount of knowledge. I find it hard to believe that they would then put the wrong size stem on there with no shim. I also find it hard to believe that you wouldn't notice that there was something wrong right off the bat, even if it was on your trainer. The stem/bars would move too easily with only a compression plug holding them on. Just get the bike fixed if you plan on riding it and chaulk it up to mechanical inexperience. Maybe you could look at it as punishment by the C&V gods for installing a threadless carbon fork on a classic Ciocc and then riding it on a trainer.
Actually, that isn't the case. I don't want it to be anyone's fault, but it seems like it is. I've spent a small fortune at that shop so I too would like to believe that I misplaced the shim. That's highly unlikely because the bike is in my basement on the trainer and nothing fell off. As for the stem/bars moving too easily, the problem is that with the compression plug tightly secured, the stem does
not move especially while on the trainer where I do no turning. Isn't it possible that they just screwed the plug in and figured that that was good enough or they made a mistake?
As for the C&V gods, I prostrate myself seeking forgiveness. At the time, I wanted to lighten up the bike so swapped out a beautiful chrome fork for the carbon
. If only!!!!