Forgot to add that a properly made and properly sized, 1-bolt, 25.4 mm or 26.0 mm bar and stem combo won't slip either, in my experience, which is pretty extensive. That is to say, in normal use *they will not slip.*
*One of the main reasons 31.8 makes more sense. Slips substantially less.* *I prefer 2 and 4 bolt open face stems myself, or at least a steel single bolt one. I've never had any of those slip. * On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 3:01 PM Patrick Moore <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > If the stem and clamp area of the bar match as they should, the bar ought > not to slip, at least with forces normal to normal riding. Does your stem > have a clamp that is sized to the bar? If not, you can shim it; Riv used to > sell a shim for this purpose, and you can also cut one from an aluminum > can. I've used both sorts. > > Loctite or friction paste ought not to be needed for properly matched > parts, at least these sorts of parts. > > But friction paste does work when bars slip, at least if the gap isn't > excessive; My Dahon Hon Solo has a QR clamp that is poorly designed and > does not squeeze the bar sufficiently; friction paste works well (as does a > retro-fitted *all steely steel, internal cam, repurposed Campy seatpost > QR* in place of the wimpy external-cam original). > > On Sat, Oct 12, 2019 at 1:37 PM jeff perry <mail4...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Is anyone else experiencing slipping Bosco bars? No matter how much I >> tighten the stem, it slips when I apply even a reasonable amount of >> pressure on the bars. There’s no grease in there to screw things up >> either. So frustrating because I like the bars, but it’s just not safe to >> ride this way. I’ve had zero issues on my albatross bars. Anyone else >> experiencing similar problems? >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/780cdab6-c26d-4116-8a43-723536cd7cea%40googlegroups.com >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique > > > > -- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CALuTfgvSnsqMQ8Hq_s3q3K4hQNwye-t6UJSznDG_WMsPisOs1w%40mail.gmail.com.
