Re: [RBW] Re: Proper(?) fitting of a Bosco or similar handlebar & Nitto V5 stem

[Richard Rose]

Somewhat frustrated that my new Nitto stem came with no torque specifications. Assuming 4-6 is good? Sent from my iPhone On Feb 23, 2023, at 12:14 PM, lconley <lcon...@brph.com> wrote: I am not surprised that he broke one of the stem bolts. Once fairly tight, you sneak up on the tightening,  about 1/4 turn per bolt (which should have been installed with grease or never-seize), on all the bolts in a criss-cross pattern, and repeat. You also check that the gaps are equal on both sides of the bar clamp/face plate. You don't just crank down as hard as you can on each bolt. Laing On Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at 10:00:27 PM UTC-5 Patrick Moore wrote: Now that's interesting; fun video. I was struck by (a) the skinny front tire and (b) by the wide bar. I wish I had such firm, smooth dirt to ride on. A bar like the Losco/Bosco/Tosco/what have you might be very usable if you could set it up for cruising at the curves and use the wide ends only for sketchy technical situations. But: 4-bolt and insufficient; that's instructive. This and other threads about Rivendell widebars slipping in single-clamp stems, 4-bolt, 2-bolt, or 1-bolt, makes me think that Riv should devise its own "Y-clamp" stem. Patrick Moore, resolutely bottom-trimming in ABQ, NM On Wed, Feb 22, 2023 at 1:46 PM greenteadrinkers <greentea...@gmail.com> wrote: Interesting... was just watching a video via Radavist called "Rivendell Susie Longbolts/Wolbis Slugstone (First Ride) @ Marshall Canyon" at around 6 min 30 seconds in the rider has to stop and tighten his quill 4-bolt face plater and manages to break one of the bolts! Looks like the stem is paired with a Losco. Gotta love the "You guys have beach cruisers" comment from a passerby. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JbD6sgowP58&t=407s -- 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/cde897e3-6e15-4334-9866-fa7aa90a8535n%40googlegroups.com. -- 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/BF40D417-171A-40DC-A832-5D8B46CA4EC9%40gmail.com.