Installing Drop Bars in Stem Tips?
09-08-10 | 04:48 PM
#27
Just put enough upward pressure on the screwdriver handle to open the clamp enough to allow the bar to slide in without leaving marks.
Don't worry, I'm not putting flat bars on a Gitane TdF. They're for demonstration purposes only.
Don't worry, I'm not putting flat bars on a Gitane TdF. They're for demonstration purposes only.
09-17-10 | 12:01 AM
#29
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Bikes: Too many to list, all titanium or steel.
+1 on using a shim, I keep a small aluminum shim in my tool box that slips right into the slot once its pried open and holds it there until you get the bars where you want them, then pops right out.
09-17-10 | 02:38 AM
#30
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From: Hurricane Alley , Florida
Bikes: Treks (USA), Schwinn Paramount, Schwinn letour,Raleigh Team Professional, Gazelle GoldLine Racing, 2 Super Mondias, Carlton Professional.
Here's my piece of advice. Spend the $20 and buy yourself the most useful tool in any mechanic's arsenal: a stem and seatpost spreader.
https://www.mtnbikes.net/cal-vanstemspreader.aspx
This tool saves my butt on a bikely basis, keeping all of the show bikes free of unsightly gashes, and it DEFINITELY helped even on my modern seatpost from MOOTS.
https://www.mtnbikes.net/cal-vanstemspreader.aspx
This tool saves my butt on a bikely basis, keeping all of the show bikes free of unsightly gashes, and it DEFINITELY helped even on my modern seatpost from MOOTS.
Those are just flat nosed snap ring pliers available at any good tool vender.
Mike
