Stuck Stem

[deorman]

Let me reiterate; Every one check the last photo on the previous page. Would you trust that to keep your face off the street? There are even worse examples, but the one tell-tale sign is the seam in front that allows it to spread out and not only ruin your fork, but can also be easily bent from your body weight on the bar with a slight impact.

 

[karfer67]

i see guys running those cheap wald stems with apes and snaping the necks all the time. what probably happened was the fork is intended for a 22.2 stem and those walds are 21.1. so it had a bit of slop so the previous owner cranked it down

 

[bikeriderx]

Thanks again! I'm glad I could offer something to the community. I hope this thread saves someone's bacon! :mrgreen: