Rdquodomine

Hi,

Please forgive the newbie level of this question, but I have a Ross Ridgerunner, and basically the front handle and the fork are now at right angles to each other on my SO's bike - in other words, the fork is turned 90 degrees if the handlebar is straight. I'm handy enough with tools and fixing stuff, but bikes are new to me. I did some YouTube and google searches, but not exactly what I need to do. Anyone with good ideas?
Best regards
Rich

dabac

From the few useful pics I found, it looks line a quill stem. If you look at the bike from above, there should be a screw head pointing straight up from the end of the axis that the fork turns around. Loosen this 2-3 turns or whatever it takes to make it protrude a little over the stem, then give it a tap with the tool of your choice. Once the head of the screw drops down to it's starting level, this should have freed up the wedge at the bottom of the stem. Turn bars to align, and tighten screw again.
While you're at it, check thst the stem hasn't been pulled out past its minimum insertion mark. Should be a line or something inscribed around the stem something like 2-3" from the end.
Or just do a net search on "quill stem adjustment".
One more thing: all Ross Ridgerunners I saw were 24" bikes.
And that's a seriously small bike for almost all adults. Unless your SO is REALLY petite, odds are the bike is too small for that person.

Retro Grouch 

Try this:

1. Stand facing the bike from the front.
2. make the front wheel point straight ahead and clamp it between your knees.
3. Now grab the handlebar and twist it whichever way is necessary.

Done.