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Re: "For Ape Hangers Only" Club

Here's 2 of the bikes in my stable. Chicago Cycle Supply Liberty, and my Beast
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Stem loose in steer tube, or bar loose in stem? Bar smooth or fluted at mounting point? Stem smooth or fluted at mounting point? Shims, or no shims? Wimpy stamp-folded steel stem, traditional cast, or newer "mtb" style? Either you're not cranking it tight enough, or you've got a stem problem. You need a tight fitting and strong stem to handle the leverage. Old style cheap stems will only work if a perfect fit, and you can actually bend or break them at very inconvenient moments. :|
 
deorman said:
Stem loose in steer tube, or bar loose in stem? Bar smooth or fluted at mounting point? Stem smooth or fluted at mounting point? Shims, or no shims? Wimpy stamp-folded steel stem, traditional cast, or newer "mtb" style? Either you're not cranking it tight enough, or you've got a stem problem. You need a tight fitting and strong stem to handle the leverage. Old style cheap stems will only work if a perfect fit, and you can actually bend or break them at very inconvenient moments. :|

Sounds like i need to give it some muscle. It's a 28" ape hanger bar in a shim in the folded stem of the 20" sears spyder posted a few pages back, so I was kinda pushing it. Just wondering if there were any genius fixes out there I don't know of.

Might have to just add a toolbag with a wrench.
 
My only contribution is this 59 Ross Deluxe....my first taste of a vintage tanklight bike and what started all the madness and the overwhelming addiction I now have.

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ZygoteLittle said:
por2gezo said:
most recently ... am trying out these bars ... what do you all think?

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The bars are cool, but lose the basket.

thanks for the feedback, but that basket is welded into the bars. May just stick to the ape hangers.
 

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