Thanks for all the advice. I just tried Jan's coin trick and it worked slick as a whistle. Didn't have to go to a 26.0 stem, and didn't even have to use the masking tape. A couple turns of the screw and the bar slid right in. But I dented my penny ;-) I also discovered I have another 25.4 Technomic in one of the parts bins; I might have to pick up another Mary bar to go with it. Not mounted on a bike yet, but that bar/stem combo sure does look comfy and inviting on the workbench.
On Sunday, June 17, 2012 2:11:05 PM UTC-7, joe b. wrote: > > It seems to be accepted practice to spread closed face stems a little > to insert the bars. There is/was actually a special "stem pry" tool > made for the purpose. Jan Heine has a neat trick to accomplish the > same with bolt+nut+coin: > > http://janheine.wordpress.com/2012/01/17/inserting-a-handlebar-into-a-stem/ > > Those Mary bars seem like a steal. I picked up an aluminum and a cr-mo > set to try. Be warned, the cr-mo finish is bead blasted and feels like > sharkskin--not exactly the "chrome finsih" advertised. Not that i'm > complaining for $20. Report back on how you like the Marys! > > Best, > joe broach > portland, or > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/4FOC-Hgn0OAJ. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
