Leah - it all has to do with your frame dimensions and how high you want the bars to be. I can't recall how I wound up with that stem in the first place, but it turned out to be way too long for the way I wanted to set up a particular bike. So, at the first opportunity I passed it along to the next cyclist who needed it.
On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 2:48:36 PM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! wrote: > > George, my heart is warmed anyway! š Clearly I did not read that post > correctly! > > I ordered the triangle nut from Riv already, but thank you. Also, youāre > the second person to have said you had a Tall Boy stem and got rid of it. > But why? I adore this tall stem and canāt get used to anything less now. I > had the 225 mm Technomic on this morning and I just hated it. > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jun 17, 2020, at 12:43 PM, George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > ļ»æ > OK, that's fine. Whatever you decide to do. But I wasn't referring to the > entire stem, just the triangular nut and the bolt with it so you can > replace the ones that aren't working. As far as the entire tall stem is > concerned, I used to have one of those so I went down to root around in my > parts box(es) and couldn't find it. So I must've given it to someone else > in the past. > > > On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 2:36:45 PM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle Ding Ding! > wrote: >> >> George, thatās so, so kind. Iām hoping to find another 280 mm tall stem, >> however. Theyāre rare like unicorns, so Iām guessing you have the 225 mm. >> But thank you so much - that was heart-warming. ā¤ļø >> Leah >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Jun 17, 2020, at 12:16 PM, George Schick <bhi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> ļ»æ >> Leah - if you want one like Eric shows (the kind that's also on your >> son's bike) I have one on an unused Nitto stem I can let you have just for >> the asking. Lemme know and I'll drop into an envelope. >> >> >> On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 11:33:40 AM UTC-5, Bicycle Belle Ding >> Ding! wrote: >>> >>> The one on my teenagerās Clem has that. Iād love to have it for this >>> stem - where do I get it? >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Jun 17, 2020, at 9:32 AM, 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch < >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> ļ»æHere is what you should have: >>> >>> <image.jpeg> >>> >>> --Eric Norris >>> campyo...@me.com >>> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >>> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy >>> >>> On Jun 17, 2020, at 9:30 AM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Eric, thatās the nut that came with it, and itās the same nut on the >>> other Technomic stem I have. How can it be wrong? Both stems were purchased >>> new. >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Jun 17, 2020, at 9:29 AM, 'Eric Norris' via RBW Owners Bunch < >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> ļ»æThat is the wrong nut. Nitto uses a triangular shaped nut on the back >>> side. I donāt know that what youāre using is dangerous, but you should by >>> all means get the proper Nitto nut. >>> >>> --Eric Norris >>> campyo...@me.com >>> Insta: @CampyOnlyGuy >>> YouTube: YouTube.com/CampyOnlyGuy <http://youtube.com/CampyOnlyGuy> >>> >>> On Jun 17, 2020, at 9:26 AM, Leah Peterson <jonasa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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-owne...@googlegroups.com. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/EA8DE212-405B-44B9-B964-AFEA9C1E431D%40gmail.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/EA8DE212-405B-44B9-B964-AFEA9C1E431D%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> <Video.mov> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> >>> On Jun 17, 2020, at 8:39 AM, 'John Hawrylak' via RBW Owners Bunch < >>> rbw-owne...@googlegroups.com> wrote: >>> >>> ļ»æ >>> ++1 on this. >>> >>> The nut flats contact a 'flat' in the casting, and when you tighten the >>> allen in front, the 2 flats contact each other, and the nut does not rotate >>> as you tighten it. Visually check the BACK of the stem for the nut flat to >>> line up with the stem casting flat to line up. >>> >>> I would do this before greasing or oiling anything. The bar is NOT >>> designed to move or rotate in the clamp and needs grease only to prevent >>> galvanic corrosion (dis-simiiar metals like steel in Al) >>> >>> John Hawrylak >>> Woodstown NJ >>> >>> On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 11:15:55 AM UTC-4, lconley wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>>> Ok, what of the strangely spinning bolt? >>>>> >>>>> Some Nitto stems have a nut on the backside that needs a wrench on it >>>>> when you turn the Allen wrench on the front bolt to keep it from >>>>> spinning, >>>>> some do not. 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