On 6/11/2018 5:54 PM, jbeattie wrote:
On Monday, June 11, 2018 at 2:04:46 PM UTC-7, Frank Krygowski wrote:
One minor annoyance I have with bike work is, when re-tightening a stem,
getting the handlebars adequately straight. I eyeball carefully, but
often find when riding that they're a couple degrees crooked.

I suppose the task is more difficult on most of my bikes, which have
fenders and handlebar bags. It's hard to sight exactly where the wheel
is. And I find it harder with classic stems than threadless setups,
since the stem height wants to change as I adjust.

So, any particular tips?

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- Frank Krygowski

Stop drinking.

Is this a trick question? The only thing fancier than just eye-balling is the straight-edge approach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HR4w-TAL-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcLcFRQvf-k


No trick question. The straightedge trick is what I needed. I tried it
just now on the bike I'd recently eyeballed, then re-eyeballed when it
turned out a bit crooked. The straightedge said it was still off a bit.

I can't ride for a few days. I look forward to the road test.


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- Frank Krygowski