Originally Posted by
CliffordK
1" in a 1 1/8" steerer would be VERY LOOSE. I suppose it is possible, but I find it doubtful. I will do a few stupid things, but I wouldn't ride a bike like that.
Have your brother snap a few photos. And, it would help to get the brand, model, and year of the bike.
Thanks Clifford.
First thing I noticed with his bike was the loose stem, he'd shimmed it (unsuccessfully) and it's been concerning me since.
Unfortunately I don't have easy access to the bike. It's a 5 year old approx. Chinese-made Giant* commuter with 26" wheels*. He removed the original quill stem because the protrusion was angled up and he wanted a traditional stem with an horizontal protrusion so he took a stem off a road bike from the early 90s and changed the bars at the same time.
*Conjecture