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@FatManOnAFixie
I still do, even to this day checks teeth are in straight !
The actual stem bolt that 'did it' was on my Raleigh Mk1 Chopper. 2nd gear on the 'T' shift was slip on mine cos it was knackered. Attempting to impress girls with my ace wheelying skills (sure-fire failure BTW but it seemed like a good idea aged about 11 in 1976) I accidentally knocked the T shift and into 2nd and put all my weight forward for the wheely to end all wheelies. Girls hearts were a-flutterin' I'm sure.
It didn't unfortunately work out to good though, I just managed to slam my face into the stem bolt removing my two bunny teeth. I remember picking up one and putting it in my pocket, why, lord knows! The girls and my mates panicked and I calmly rode off back home and proudly showed me Mum.
She wasn't impressed either. Neither was the Hospital. or my Dentist. or the Orthodontist. The only people who thought I'd done a proper job on my chompers was the Facial reconstruction Dept at Guys Hosp! :-) My Teeth and bite got so bad in my late 20's I had to have 'a bit of work done' and then 7 years of braces plus all 4 impacted wisdom teeth out which weren't helping matters either.
Bloody shiny Stem bolt. I hate it!
I'm OK now though.
I have a bolt less stem.
Arf!
Dave.