To All Quill Users
06-22-07 | 09:26 PM
#5
What stem is it? Salsa?
06-22-07 | 09:40 PM
#7
Wolfman got nards!
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The fear of that happening is why I don't use the cheap welded stem that came on my Windsor.
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Reason is a scoundrel, stupidity is direct and honest. –Ivan Fyodorovich Karamazov
Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions. –Oliver Wendell Holmes
06-22-07 | 10:02 PM
#9
Originally Posted by In Absentia
The fear of that happening is why I don't use the cheap welded stem that came on my Windsor.
06-23-07 | 01:10 AM
#12
Señor Member
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From: Tottori, Japan
Bikes: Rivendell Rambouillet, GT Lightning, Bridgestone RB-2, Johnny Coast Track, Sekine Medialle SHT
Why would anyone use a stem that cheap when there are so many really nice quill stems out there for cheap like SRs, 3ttts... even used Nittos can be $20 or less.
06-23-07 | 06:46 AM
#16
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Is maith liom mo rothar
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From: Dublin Ireland
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less than 6 months but it his work bike so it got abused alot, i gave him my nitto stem off my look 'til he gets another
moral of the story: dont ride welded stems
the only reason this happened is- there was a garda/cop van beside him at the red light so he didnt blow through it, this is what happened as the light went green.
the funny thing is he sheered his left crank off the bb spindle the week before while starting off at a differents set of lights.
moral of the story: dont ride welded stems
the only reason this happened is- there was a garda/cop van beside him at the red light so he didnt blow through it, this is what happened as the light went green.
the funny thing is he sheered his left crank off the bb spindle the week before while starting off at a differents set of lights.
06-23-07 | 12:33 PM
#17
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Originally Posted by onetwentyeight
i wouldnt trust any bike part with a weld that nasty.
why did it rip out from the bottom? was he pulling up on the bars excessively? or did he hit something?
06-23-07 | 12:38 PM
#18
sucker for lugs
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From: Denver
Bikes: Shogun 800 (had to cull the herd)
oh snap.
literally.
edit: I've been having nightmares recently that I installed my quill stem too high and it just falls out while I'm riding in traffic. Solid quill stems wouldn't be at risk of snapping, would they?
literally.
edit: I've been having nightmares recently that I installed my quill stem too high and it just falls out while I'm riding in traffic. Solid quill stems wouldn't be at risk of snapping, would they?
06-23-07 | 01:08 PM
#20
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Originally Posted by svidrod
the weld didn't give, the metal approaching the weld did.
why did it rip out from the bottom? was he pulling up on the bars excessively? or did he hit something?
why did it rip out from the bottom? was he pulling up on the bars excessively? or did he hit something?
Last edited by thatcher; 06-23-07 at 01:19 PM.
06-23-07 | 08:29 PM
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That's a bizarre looking chain.
06-23-07 | 08:46 PM
#24
Hello.
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i have that same stem, only anodized black. it's a pull off from a fuji something or another. it looks like **** and i'm glad that it's gonna kill me at some point.
seriously though, just because there's been 2 snapped stems on the same forum in the same month doesn't automatically mean there's an epidemic. how long have you been riding and how many stems have you broken?
seriously though, just because there's been 2 snapped stems on the same forum in the same month doesn't automatically mean there's an epidemic. how long have you been riding and how many stems have you broken?
06-23-07 | 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by crushkilldstroy
seriously though, just because there's been 2 snapped stems on the same forum in the same month doesn't automatically mean there's an epidemic. how long have you been riding and how many stems have you broken?