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stem adjustment
I was reading in "Bicycling" magazine that if you cannot get rid of the pain that is on one side between the neck and shoulder blades, you should consider raising the stem a little. It says that I am probably reaching too much. I have a Cannondale R700 with a Cannondale 3-D Forged stem. Is it as easy as loosing the stem bolt and lifting it up an inch? I have put 690 miles on it since I bought it 3 weeks ago. I just started road biking. Should I wait to see if the pain goes away or adjust the stem a little higher?
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im guessing it comes with a threadless stem. u basically loosen the top bolt on the stem, then loosen the two bolts at the side closest to u and then u loosen the four bolts holding the handle bars on. u simpy flip the stem upside down and then tighten the stuff back up. if u dont know how to do it all right, just ask someone cos it is important
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Originally Posted by DTSMA68
I was reading in "Bicycling" magazine that if you cannot get rid of the pain that is on one side between the neck and shoulder blades, you should consider raising the stem a little. It says that I am probably reaching too much. I have a Cannondale R700 with a Cannondale 3-D Forged stem. Is it as easy as loosing the stem bolt and lifting it up an inch? I have put 690 miles on it since I bought it 3 weeks ago. I just started road biking. Should I wait to see if the pain goes away or adjust the stem a little higher?
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Thanks Sidney. I'll ride it for another month and see if the pain goes away. I found this website on what you are talking about:
https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/stem.htm
I have the FlightDeck with all the wires so if I need it adjusted, I'll have an experienced mechanic take care of it.
https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/stem.htm
I have the FlightDeck with all the wires so if I need it adjusted, I'll have an experienced mechanic take care of it.
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If it is a threadless steerer tube, the previous replies apply, but if it is a quill stem you just loosen the bolt, tap it to release the wedge, raise the stem and retighten the bolt. You may have problems with cable lengths after raising the stem, which will be another thing to fix.
This site shows you what a quill stem looks like
https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/headset.htm
This page shows what the threadless headset looks like
https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/stem.htm
This site shows you what a quill stem looks like
https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/headset.htm
This page shows what the threadless headset looks like
https://www.utahmountainbiking.com/fix/stem.htm
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Originally Posted by DTSMA68
It's threadless and it has 5 spacers.
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