@lotek: sweet ride! I especially like the fenders and old timer bell on there. It looks like almost the same build I'm working on.
@Henry: here is a pic of the current stem. It's not the original one, but it came with the drop bars, so I just thought I would install it. Too bad I spent all the money on cables and tape already, because it's going to have to be redone. Just too wobbly -- the leverage achieved with the 44cm bars, especially on the deep drops make that narrow road stem flex like a body builder.
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