I do not have much to add, but I can say that bad things can indeed happen when the stem is tightened in the threaded portion of the fork. I rode a Peugeot U08 in college (but a fully chromed U08!) and at some point the stem was raised into the danger zone. Sure enough, I was riding down the road and all of a sudden the handlebars had no real effect on steering... front wheel was on its own as far as direction. Luckily I was just going straight, not crazy fast, I was younger(!), and there was soft grass close enough to aim for when I fell. I, right or wrong, decided braking could cause sudden and unintended direction changes, so I just kept my cool and aimed (me) for the soft grass. No lasting damage (except the fork) but I have always remembered...
Knowing where the threads are by pulling the fork (or ???) is certainly the best. Using a relatively long quill stem would be my second choice. Mostly, I would not assume anything if I was at what felt like the edge of (bad) possibilities. Bob Lovejoy Galesburg, IL -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
