[RBW] Re: Billie Bar bar rotation at stem clamp?

2018-06-20 Thread Lum Gim Fong
And you are certain it is a 25.4 stem clamp you have there? Also, you could measure the bar sleeve with calipers and report back to RBW and see if the measurement you get is within spec. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

[RBW] Re: Billie Bar bar rotation at stem clamp?

2018-06-20 Thread Daniel Jackson
Thank you all for your responses. Seems physics wins again. Which one of you wonderful Californians is gonna send some Ocean Beach sand my way? Danny J in landlocked Northern VT. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To

[RBW] Re: Billie Bar bar rotation at stem clamp?

2018-06-20 Thread adam leibow
i, too, weigh 190 and have a billie bar, and experienced this at the beginning. make sure no grease/lube/slippery stuff is at the clamp or bar surface(s). i took some ocean beach dirt/sand and threw it in the junction between stem and bar, scuffed it up slightly (carbon paste is smarter than

[RBW] Re: Billie Bar bar rotation at stem clamp?

2018-06-20 Thread Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles
HA! The best... On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 12:40:49 PM UTC-4, Virgil Staphbeard wrote: > > Chrissie, give me a schtickle of fluoride. > On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 11:43:33 AM UTC-4, Alex Wirth- Owner, > Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote: >> >> I've never tried it but you might entertain a

[RBW] Re: Billie Bar bar rotation at stem clamp?

2018-06-20 Thread Virgil Staphbeard
Chrissie, give me a schtickle of fluoride. On Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at 11:43:33 AM UTC-4, Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles wrote: > > I've never tried it but you might entertain a schtickle of carbon > paste...might lend some additional friction. > > Alex Wirth > Rochester, NY > > >

[RBW] Re: Billie Bar bar rotation at stem clamp?

2018-06-20 Thread Brett Callahan
Daniel, when I initially mounted mine, I tightened the stem (Nitto Technomic) down to what I thought would be an appropriate level and test rode. I outweigh you by about 40lbs, and also noticed rotation. I re-set the bars and torqued the hell out of the stem clamp with a longer wrench to apply

[RBW] Re: Billie Bar bar rotation at stem clamp?

2018-06-20 Thread Alex Wirth- Owner, Yellow Haus Bicycles
I've never tried it but you might entertain a schtickle of carbon paste...might lend some additional friction. Alex Wirth Rochester, NY On Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 9:32:16 PM UTC-4, Daniel Jackson wrote: > > I've been experience rotation of my Billie at the stem clamp when applying >