My Steve Goff road bike has a black Cinelli XA which I absolutely hate, so I bought a silver replacement off El Diablo, which is a lovely 1R.
First problem. The XA just will not come out. I have loosened the bolt, hit the bolt, hit the stem, and applied force with a pair of steel handlebars and a mole wrench. This has resulted in a broken Cinelli XA that still shows no fucking sign of budging. What the hell do I have to do to get this ugly bitch out? Do I have to remove the headset? (A 90s Campagnolo steel job.)
Second problem is that the Silver 1R does not fit my bars. I thought all Cinellis were 26.4, but no, this cunt is a 26.0 and will never go onto the bars. Great. And to find that out I scratched the formerly pristine centre bit of the bars. fuck.
So I am now looking for a 26.4 Silver Cinelli 1R or XA stem, 10cm, and possibly another set of Campione Del Monde bars as long as the centre part is pristine.
I am having a fucking nightmare with this shit.
My Steve Goff road bike has a black Cinelli XA which I absolutely hate, so I bought a silver replacement off El Diablo, which is a lovely 1R.
First problem. The XA just will not come out. I have loosened the bolt, hit the bolt, hit the stem, and applied force with a pair of steel handlebars and a mole wrench. This has resulted in a broken Cinelli XA that still shows no fucking sign of budging. What the hell do I have to do to get this ugly bitch out? Do I have to remove the headset? (A 90s Campagnolo steel job.)
Second problem is that the Silver 1R does not fit my bars. I thought all Cinellis were 26.4, but no, this cunt is a 26.0 and will never go onto the bars. Great. And to find that out I scratched the formerly pristine centre bit of the bars. fuck.
So I am now looking for a 26.4 Silver Cinelli 1R or XA stem, 10cm, and possibly another set of Campione Del Monde bars as long as the centre part is pristine.
Who can help with both problems?