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Originally Posted by Ebuzz (Post 16083458)

Wrong! The bike has not been off the trainer since I got the stem installed.

Wow, are you lucky! Your first road ride would have resulted in a serious accident.

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Originally Posted by Ebuzz (Post 16083458)

Isn't it possible that they just screwed the plug in and figured that that was good enough.

VERY unlikely. No one who has ever worked on a threadless fork would ever even consider a compression plug (or starnut and cap) would hold the stem adequately. Someone, plain and simple, forgot to add the shim.

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Originally Posted by HillRider (Post 16084631)

Wow, are you lucky! Your first road ride would have resulted in a serious accident.

Thanks, I know, and I'm very upset about it. Who know what would have happened if I went out on the road? I know I should go back there and confront them about it, but sometimes I'm not confrontational enough!! Chances are they'll say I lost it!