Thanks for the reply, Minh. If the stem were about ready to close on itself (i.e., get to the point where both sides of the stem clamp were touching) then I would try the bigger ship option. Never underestimate the power of the beer can shim :-) However there is still plenty of room for the stem to tighten before this happens.
I'm thinking, maybe a steel mountain bike stem (25.4mm) with a wider clamp and 2 bolts (if such a thing exists)? I'm sure the lugged stem would hold a drop bar or mustache bar (26.0mm) just fine - it's just the leverage you get on a 'Tross that makes this an issue, I think. I mean, on the road this is a non-issue, as it holds just fine. It's bombing down rocky trails at speed where it'll give if you hit something hard.... Has anybody ever tried scoring the shim with something sharp in order to make a less-smooth surface? Or is this just dumb?? Cheers, -br On May 2, 2:57 pm, Minh <mgiangs...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think you need more shim, soda can? > > On May 2, 5:08 pm, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > Thanks for mentioning this Jeremy, but yup indeed, I've got a Nitto > > shim in there to drop the clamp diameter down to 25.4mm. > > > I wonder if anybody has a trick o' the trade? The bar, stem, shims > > and clamp are devoid of grease (though the binder bolt has been > > greased liberally). > > > -br > > > On May 2, 1:18 pm, Jeremy Till <jeremy.t...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > This may be obvious enough that you neglected to mention it, but do > > > you have a shim in the bar clamp, since the lugged stem is 26.0 and > > > Albatrosses are 25.4? > > > > On May 2, 12:14 pm, Bill Rhea <billr...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > > > > I spent some time on favorite trails yesterday and snapped a few cell > > > > phone cam photos of my 62cm Hunqa: > > > > >https://picasaweb.google.com/115167041841412610078/HunqapillarInTheHi... > > > > > I really like the Albatross bar set up on this bike. Being able to > > > > lean back a bit when descending lends confidence, I think, and I like > > > > touring with this kind of bar. However, I've got a vexing issue: No > > > > matter how hard I cinch the binder bolt on the lugged stem, the bars > > > > will still move a bit when going through rough spots at speed. Does > > > > anybody have any suggestions to help sure this up? I replaced the > > > > stock binder bolt with a higher-tensile strenght variety, but still > > > > have snapped a few trying to get sufficient bind on the bar.... > > > > > I found that I have to angle the grip ends of the bar downward > > > > somewhat in order to keep my hands from slipping forward on the bars > > > > on steep, rough trails, but the amount of downward slant you see in > > > > the photos is after slipping somewhat and is a bit more than I like. > > > > Frankly, I'm getting a little paranoid about that little binder bolt > > > > failing on me at an inopportune moment.... > > > > > I had really good luck with 'trosses on my old XO-1 and have toured > > > > with them plenty, but that's with a mountain-bikey stem with a bit > > > > wider, 25.4 clamp. Also, those bars I never have angled down so much > > > > because it never really got much use as a mountain bike. > > > > > Shmaybe I'm pushing these bars a bit much for a big (210 lb.), lay-off- > > > > yer-brakes kind of guy (?) Is it bullmoose time? > > > > > -BR- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
