Restless Ape Syndrome.......

[-=RaTb0y=-]

My Ratters aren't anything to look at at all because
I ride them hard as my transportation....That being said,
have any of you come across a stem/ape combination
that doesnt slip !! These wandering apes are driving me NUTs !
I want to buy about 3 or 4 stems and bars that will work
together and cure the slipping problem on all
of my bikes.
Once they slip it seems to only get worse.

:x :x

 

[Bicyclerick]

When they start slipping its time to get some shims and shim them. Install the shims and loctite the bolts and that should solve your problems.

 

[user 135]

maybe try a Tough Neck/bmx style or get a threadless stem adapter for your thread fork and use a threadless stem.

Threadless adapter

 

[-=RaTb0y=-]

Great !
Thanks you guys ..
Coincedentally, I got my latest DANSBMX catalogue today !
Im gonna loctite/JBWeld in the meantime...
Coming out of Rutland today with 30 lbs of motorcycle
parts on my back and they slip !!


Very disconcerting...always at the wrong time !! Boo hooo...

 

[socal_jack]

I use the threadless stem adapters with bmx and/or mtb stems for all my bikes no problems. In particular a 4 bolt bmx stem with the ape hangers(7/8" bar) that never slip.

The only problem is that some of the Schwinn and other cruiser/bmx headsets have a top nut with an inside diameter of 21.1 mm, the threadless adapters are 22.2. So you may need to do something about that, I just swap in a road threaded top nut as those are always 22.2 ID.

 

[Clothespin n]

I use the threadless stem adapters with bmx and/or mtb stems for all my bikes no problems. In particular a 4 bolt bmx stem with the ape hangers(7/8" bar) that never slip.

The only problem is that some of the Schwinn and other cruiser/bmx headsets have a top nut with an inside diameter of 21.1 mm, the threadless adapters are 22.2. So you may need to do something about that, I just swap in a road threaded top nut as those are always 22.2 ID.

Socal Jack..
thanks for sharing that Tecq talk...
great tip with the thread sizes,

peace,
Kev.

 

[Highridah]

i Zip screwed through the stem

 

[Multipass]

I've used the 4-bolt BMX stem pictured below with no problems:

Chaingang, Aztlan & BikepartsUSA have them available. Any decent local shop ought to have the same or similar item.

http://www.chainganglowrider.com/Part%20-%20Stems.htm

http://www.aztlanbicycle.com/lowrider-goosenecks.html

http://www.bikepartsusa.com/product_inf ... 01%2D82250

-Mp

 

[new_dharma]

When they start slipping its time to get some shims and shim them. Install the shims and loctite the bolts and that should solve your problems.

+1 on that idea.