Thread: Replacing an AVA death stem on an old Peugeot.
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Old 07-05-14 | 10:29 AM
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Originally Posted by rootboy
"We once had a shoe store X-ray machine here and I can tell you those stems were cast badly with voids more often than not. Many failures with injuries."


A quote on the Headbadge site from Yellow Jersey's Andrew Musi regarding Atax/Philippe stems. Great. One more thing to worry about. I'm using a Philippe stem on one of my Motos.

I wonder which was more dangerous, using the old Atax stem or using that old X-ray machine?!
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