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4mm screws that take 5mm Allen key? (thinly-disguised rant...)
Is this the first instruction manual you've read? I think most cover their
asses in much the same way... Most of the stuff I buy is below the level at which mfrs provide instructions. |
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4mm screws that take 5mm Allen key? (thinly-disguised rant...)
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Ugh... 2-bolts are incredibly flexy (the bolts do virtually nothing in response to torque around an axis through the center of the bike and handlebar)... on the magnitude of an inch of deflection at the ends of the handlebars!!! Although I can distinguish between the flex inherant in the 5" risers I was using and that from the 2-bolt stem what was on there with it; it's obvious even to me that the new setup with 2.5" risers and the Thompson stem is a *lot* stiffer....rock-solid, even.....and that's the main reason I went over to a semi-custom bike - to get the extra steering tube so I could mount a normal bar/stem setup. -- PeteCresswell |
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4mm screws that take 5mm Allen key? (thinly-disguised rant...)
"ZeeExSixAre" wrote in message ... "John Morgan" wrote in message news:PBDDc.11835$6r1.9354@fed1read06... KLydesdale wrote: You should just grind slots in all the fasteners on your bike. That way you only have to carry a flat-bladed screw-driver. Why? I'd rather just carry a multi-tool with the common size hex wrenches in it. He forgot the smiley. -- I forgot how to do the one showing tongue firmly implanted in cheek. |
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4mm screws that take 5mm Allen key? (thinly-disguised rant...)
"PeteCresswell" wrote in message om... Is this the first instruction manual you've read? I think most cover their asses in much the same way... Most of the stuff I buy is below the level at which mfrs provide instructions. No need to consult the instruction manual for those specs on some stems. Check out the fine print on the faceplate of this Specialized one. http://www.specialized.com/SBCEqProd...sionIdroot=f0r ostvr16.j27010 Now somebody's thinking! |
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4mm screws that take 5mm Allen key? (thinly-disguised rant...)
KLydesdale wrote:
"PeteCresswell" wrote in message om... Is this the first instruction manual you've read? I think most cover their asses in much the same way... Most of the stuff I buy is below the level at which mfrs provide instructions. No need to consult the instruction manual for those specs on some stems. Check out the fine print on the faceplate of this Specialized one. http://www.specialized.com/SBCEqProd...sionIdroot=f0r ostvr16.j27010 Now somebody's thinking! Have you seen some of Specialized's short road stems? Check out an Allez or Roubaix and look closely at the body of the stem... the tribal-looking lines on the stem are actually tiny tiny words... the standard fare of course (alloy, heat treated, torques, etc.) -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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4mm screws that take 5mm Allen key? (thinly-disguised rant...)
No need to consult the instruction manual for those specs on some stems.
Check out the fine print on the faceplate of this Specialized one. http://www.specialized.com/SBCEqProd...sionIdroot=f0r ostvr16.j27010 Now somebody's thinking! 100% agreed. It's also nice that they show length/rise. |
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4mm screws that take 5mm Allen key? (thinly-disguised rant...)
(Pete Cresswell) wrote:
RE/ .. . Ahhh! the coup de Grace: "WARNING: Use only specially-designed Thomson shims with the Thompson Stem. Standard shims will not work." I'm guessing that "shims" are what I call "spacers". What, are these guys on drugs? http://www.lhthomson.com/stemfaq.asp You're overthinking. "Shims" are what adapt a 1-1/8" stem to a 1" steer tube. BTW, I have never touched a Thomson stem, but I bet the screws that take a 4mm hex wrench are 5mm diameter, not 4mm. |
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