The quill of my technomic creaks in the head tube when it's not lubed, or
hasn't been lubed in a while. It happens at wide enough intervals that I
forget where the creaking is coming from and let it drive me crazy for a
while before I remember it's the quill ha ha.
On Saturday, September 14,
Matt D wrote: "Is anyone else running Noodles successfully on other stems
shorter than a Technomic?"
Yes. I have Noodles attached to a Technomic Deluxe stem. The quill on the
Technomic Deluxe is shorter than on the Technomic Standard (190mm total
height versus 225mm).
> 1. Have any of you experienced this creaking issue with tall quill stems
adjusted low?
Yes! I've slammed a Technomic in two different Rivs, and got the creaking
both times. To verify that's the case, just move the stem up about an inch
or so and ride the bike that way to see if the
Not absolutely sure, and less so now that I know how tall your headtube is. The
wiggle seems unusual to me, but I suppose the diameters of stem and headtube
could be out of wack on that particular frame.
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Hudson - now that you say it I looked it up and it turns out that can be an
issue. I'll try it and report back.
Joe - You absolutely sure? Sorry I forgot to mention this is a 61cm
roadini, head tube is 260.8mm on the page + 50mm of headset + spacers +
stem is 30mm above the lowest you can
