Hi, If the handlebar clamp on the stem is too loose the bars will slip and rotate in it. The bolt needs to be really tight. You can tell if the headset is loose with this method: 1. stand in front of the bike 2. wrap one o your hands around the top nut, stem and top of the head tube 3. hold the front brake lever realy hard with the other hand 4. push the bike back and forth a bit 5. if the headset is loose you will feel the differ parts moving under the hand that is wrapped around the headset
Some of the longer bars are flexible. I have a Losco and it is so flexible that I quit using it. Good luck! > On Jul 29, 2022, at 4:51 AM, Daniel MacPherson <macpherso...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hey Everyone, > > > > I’m having issues with my handlebar set-up. I’m running Nitto Technomic stem > with Billie bars. The Billie bars are 25.4. The Nitto stem is 26.0. I’m using > a problem solvers shim to fit the bars properly. > > > > Anyway, I get a lot of flex in the Billie bars when I apply any weight to the > bars. I’ve applied a lot of torque to the nut on the stem and it helps a bit > but doesn’t solve the issue. I’m worried it might be the headset; however the > headset appears tight and smooth. Have you guys experienced similar issues? > Thoughts? > > > > Thanks, > > > > Daniel MacPherson > > Tallahassee Florida > > > On Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 8:06:16 PM UTC-4 fra...@gmail.com wrote: > Good to know Daniel! I have the stock DXR pads on for now. Only have 100 > miles or so and I still have no grind or squeal. Something I have been > annoyed with since going to disc brakes 15 or so years back. > On Thursday, July 14, 2022 at 11:44:03 AM UTC-7 Daniel MacPherson wrote: > I fixed the squealing on my Susie by toeing in the Kool Stop pads just now. > It's worth the try if you are getting annoyed by the constant screech. > > > Sincerely, > > Daniel M > > On Friday, June 24, 2022 at 8:07:10 AM UTC-4 Paul Clifton wrote: > Good to know the Salmon pads squeal for lots of people. This isn't my first > fight with salmon pads on motolites, but it's the first time I asked about > it. I'll just swap out the pads like usual, and there will prob be a free for > shipping salmon pads post here once I get everything sorted out. I have at > least 2 sets to get rid of now. > > Wally, the dual compound mountain pads are my go to. I haven't had any > problems with them squealing before. There must be something about the shape > of the thinlines that leads to the squeal. > > Paul > > On Friday, June 24, 2022 at 6:59:35 AM UTC-5 wallye...@gmail.com <> wrote: > I'm running Paul Motolites and the Kool Stop mountain pads, in salmon, for my > Gus. No issues for fit or squealing. > > > On Friday, June 24, 2022 at 6:30:18 AM UTC-4 brendonoid wrote: > I have found that the thin line salmons, when working, are great pads but by > far the fussiest to setup. Getting them to be quiet can require such > ludicrous amounts of toe-in that the pad wont last more than 1000 miles. One > trick that has worked previously worked is cleaning the pads themselves with > isopropyl and then with hot detergent water. Not one or the other. Both, in > that order. > I am trying the grey cheapy pads that riv started selling with Neo-retros on > my Susie and the setup was painless, and the braking is far improved to my > previous experience with Neo-retros. > Sometimes everything just works, sometimes It doesn't, and if I could tell > which was which in advance I'd never learn anything. > > -- > 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 > <mailto:rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16f6fbec-b780-4b80-9376-0598719343d9n%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/16f6fbec-b780-4b80-9376-0598719343d9n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/DCDADA1A-CE0B-41F2-97EE-894D442664C8%40gmail.com.
