My stem won't tighten

Sunday

grease the thread.

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Duh, we're cyclists. Tynan even has some EPO under his bed.

ok grow some balls, man up and turn it

How long does it take to grow balls? I'm getting impatient wanna ride my bike today not in a years time :$

if you've got any other bikes try it on them and see if it does the same thing... if all else fails, just get different bars and use the old stem

If you remove the stem from the frame are you able to tighten the bolt to the point where it won't turn anymore?

How long does it take to grow balls? I'm getting impatient wanna ride my bike today not in a years time :$

they grow fast, but waiting for them to drop is a killer

How long does it take to grow balls? I'm getting impatient wanna ride my bike today not in a years time :$

Have now resolved the issue. A fat monkey wrench gave me all the balls I'll ever want.

Thanks for the advice everyone :)

Fat Monkey Balls FTW

i have an old stem that seems to be a slightly odd sizing and not all my stems fit all of my frames (forks), its a fraction off. My old stem that needs tightening like fuck is on my polo bike which is an 80's gazelle frame, but it won't tighten in other frames. I really don't know about your stem but your forks, how old are they?

You have to use a long allen key to tighten the bolt within the stem, so it's not easy to put a lot of torque into it.
So i'm tightening as much as i can, no spinning at all, not stuck seems to work perfectly except not tightening enough.
you could try to get more leverage by gripping the top of the allen key with pliers or adjustable spanner.

took me ages to write above comment trying to get kids ready to go out at same time... glad you got there in the end.

i have an old stem that seems to be a slightly odd sizing and not all my stems fit all of my frames (forks), its a fraction off. My old stem that needs tightening like fuck is on my polo bike which is an 80's gazelle frame, but it won't tighten in other frames. I really don't know about your stem but your forks, how old are they?

It's an old [? not sure as no date/ id stamp] Steve Goff frame with same forks.

It may be similar to your frame then, might explain the need for the fat monkey wrench and sore hands.

and make sure the stem isn't too far down the steerer!

Top tip that, thanks.

Top tip that, thanks.

Yeah, me too, never thought of this, I feel like a slightly more knowledgeable bike person now.

It's an old [? not sure as no date/ id stamp] Steve Goff frame with same forks.

It may be similar to your frame then, might explain the need for the fat monkey wrench and sore hands.

i really have no idea, about the vintage of all my frames and forks but trying the same stem in several of them yield very different results. So essentially your not going mad no.

You know what, I have never considered that, seriously, learnt something new today.

noob!

just though I would throw that in there on a rainy sunday.

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It's an impossible dream Cirsh, impossible.

like my dream to edit the dictionary? Or your dream to fly further then the nearest canal?