I had a chance on Thursday to stop by the bike co-op in Boulder with hopes of finding a stem to handle the big handlebar as the stems I had were kess than optimal. The Wald stem used for mock up was too small to fit the 22.2 needed. The other generic bmx stem would work but not sit as low as the Wald. Plus I would have had to trim 3/4" off the bottom to get the bar as low as possible. With the gusset underneath it was still less than desirable.
Thanks to my guardian angels I was able to find a good solution in a stem that will easily tame the big apes along with a Bendix 2 speed & 100mm cromo no rise stem.
Nice short quill stem next to generic bmx. It's more modern than I hoped but will be a solid mount with a unique look. Much better!
Yesterday I cut 2" off each end of the bar to fit (barely
) through doors. Then polished them up along with the stem & mounted. Have to decide on red or white grips.
I also started working on making a bigger mess of the head badge. Didn't work out nearly as well as planned. Looks more like a bucket of smashed elbows.![Nauseated face :nauseated_face: 🤢](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f922.png)
![Face vomiting :face_vomiting: 🤮](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f92e.png)
I futzed with it last night & think it will be ok from about 10'-12' while squinting. Just need to tune the kickstand, replace rear tube with Schrader valve tube, choose grip color, nail on badge & go for a ride to get Glamor Shots for the Finished Thread. More later today!!![Victory hand :v: ✌️](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/270c.png)
![headbang :headbang: :headbang:](/forum/styles/fusion/xenforo/smilies/headbang.gif)
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Thanks to my guardian angels I was able to find a good solution in a stem that will easily tame the big apes along with a Bendix 2 speed & 100mm cromo no rise stem.
![Slightly smiling face :slight_smile: 🙂](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png)
![IMG_20230112_122147742.jpg IMG_20230112_122147742.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222195-IMG-20230112-122147742.jpg)
Nice short quill stem next to generic bmx. It's more modern than I hoped but will be a solid mount with a unique look. Much better!
![IMG_20230113_144845778.jpg IMG_20230113_144845778.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222196-IMG-20230113-144845778.jpg)
![IMG_20230113_152235069.jpg IMG_20230113_152235069.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222191-IMG-20230113-152235069.jpg)
Yesterday I cut 2" off each end of the bar to fit (barely
![Giggle :giggle: :giggle:](/forum/styles/fusion/xenforo/smilies/giggle.gif)
![39 :39: :39:](/forum/styles/fusion/xenforo/smilies/39.gif)
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![IMG_20230113_152213042.jpg IMG_20230113_152213042.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222192-IMG-20230113-152213042.jpg)
![IMG_20230113_163826496.jpg IMG_20230113_163826496.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222204-IMG-20230113-163826496.jpg)
![IMG_20230113_163815538.jpg IMG_20230113_163815538.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222202-IMG-20230113-163815538.jpg)
![IMG_20230113_163855391.jpg IMG_20230113_163855391.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222199-IMG-20230113-163855391.jpg)
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![IMG_20230113_164006898.jpg IMG_20230113_164006898.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222193-IMG-20230113-164006898.jpg)
I also started working on making a bigger mess of the head badge. Didn't work out nearly as well as planned. Looks more like a bucket of smashed elbows.
![Nauseated face :nauseated_face: 🤢](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f922.png)
![Face vomiting :face_vomiting: 🤮](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f92e.png)
![Man facepalming :man_facepalming: 🤦♂️](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f926-2642.png)
![IMG_20230113_163445381.jpg IMG_20230113_163445381.jpg](https://cdn.imagearchive.com/ratrodbikes/data/attach/222/222197-IMG-20230113-163445381.jpg)
I futzed with it last night & think it will be ok from about 10'-12' while squinting. Just need to tune the kickstand, replace rear tube with Schrader valve tube, choose grip color, nail on badge & go for a ride to get Glamor Shots for the Finished Thread. More later today!!
![Victory hand :v: ✌️](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/270c.png)