Installing or Removing risers or drop handle bars with Quill stem

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thank fuck for vaseline.

cheers guys

Chuck a photo up

gotta slice em down to size first, (and enjoy my victory cigarete) wish i had something better than a hacksaw.

cheers for the advice tho all i needed was to HTFU.

which just goes to show most of lifes problems can be solver by HTFU'ing

Vaseline eh. so the pot now has bits or grease, metal shavings and sweat in the mix... Good times!

gdgd when we going on our ride them fammm?

lip vaseline actually

gotta slice em down to size first, wish i had something better than a hacksaw.

ummm.... HTFU?

dunno, maybe later tonight, work at 6 tomorrow so not sure

ummm.... HTFU?

alright chill out mate, im just boiling the kettle for the grips.

anyway hacksaw only took about 2 minutes each side

happy slimjim?

thought i'd show you the message on my wheel for them fackin coppers too

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XY3TfjOeuhM

bars look peng crane

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=XY3TfjOeuhM

haha yes we all love chopper, oh god i said i love a man i need to HTFU

hey all,

Went to fit some new bars today, a cinelli stem and criterium combo.

I have a 90's Pinarello Vuelta. Once i had the stem in, i couldn't get the the stem to tighten? I mean the top bolt was tight but i could turn the stem about - the thing wouldn't stay tight.

Any ideas? I haven't had a Cinelli stem before, but wtf?

Retro - you know more about the bike than anybody, any suggestions?

If I can't get thing to fit then...for sale: beautiful drop criterium bars and black stem combo with black cross top.

Cheers,
Kam

What kind of expander has the stem got? Does it have a split in the bottom or a 45º wedge arrangement? Are you sure it has the correct expander bolt - maybe the bolt is running out of thread before the expander is fully engaged? It's unlikely to be anything to do with the fork IMO...

..try again, but with the stem sticking out to the minimum insertion mark.
Could be a butted steerer tube (sheldon brown says)...?

DO you have any other quill stems to try it with?

damn hutch that was quick! Split in the bottom. The stem was NOS from Dr Chan but i did noticed the expander bolt looked tarnished, and not very wide diameter?

Any way round it? Still loving the pin btw :-)

some stems don't agree with certain frames, try tightening it at different heights. if you were to sell, how much you want?
do you think it is the original expander bolt on the bottom or a bodged replacement?

hi provenrad, yeah i have a wedge type SR stem in there at the mo. Tried 3 times at different insertions, greased the stem as well. i'll find out what a 'butted steered tube' is.

Cheers!

some stems don't agree with certain frames, try tightening it at different heights. if you were to sell, how much you want?

Quick, the vultures are gathering!! :-)

butted means the steerer is wider deeper down in simple terms, but I don't think that is true of the Vuelta fork - can you post pic of the stem?

hey Stallinon legs, guess around 50 squid? Don't wanna sell really but if it don't fit!

down the shaft as it were?

Cornelius was after some Cinelli Criteriums aswell...

Jus' bring it all round tomorrow and I'll take a look ;-)