http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: Tight fit stem en Wed, 13 May 2026 02:38:38 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2213#post-23470 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 10:19:18 +0000 cb 23470@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks Arellcat and druidh. The fork is new to replace a previous cracked one, so I have been paranoid about doing damage.</p> <p>Managed to get it on last night. The screwdriver method worked, although I would have needed an extra hand or to to actually push the fork on whilst opening up the gap.<br /> In the end I reversed one of the clamping screws and used it to gently push the gap open a bit. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2213#post-23465 Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:49:30 +0000 druidh 23465@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Butter....</p> <p>Nah - as Arellcat says , a little extra tolerance would be gained by opening the clamp up a fraction. It might be worth checking that the steerer is fully round too (i.e. hasn't been damaged in transit). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2213#post-23349 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 10:49:53 +0000 Arellcat 23349@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Druidh might have more elegant technique, but normally I would wedge a large flat screwdriver into the gap in the clamp and open it up fractionally to allow the stem/fork to slide on. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2213#post-23335 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:21:57 +0000 kaputnik 23335@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh I saw one of those rattling it's way up Argyle Place earlier on, it had been fairly belting along Melville Drive (I was coming down the Leamington Walk) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2213#post-23334 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:15:54 +0000 cb 23334@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Pictures on page 4 and 36 might help:</p> <p><a href="http://www.birdybike.com/BirdyOwnersManualv2.pdf">http://www.birdybike.com/BirdyOwnersManualv2.pdf</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2213#post-23333 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:13:33 +0000 druidh 23333@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Eh? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=2213#post-23331 Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:58 +0000 cb 23331@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Quick technical question. If a stem seems a bit tight when fitting onto the steerer column how much pressure should (or is it wise) to use to push it on?</p> <p>In actual fact, the bike in question is a bit weird; the headset is mounted upside down and it is the fork assembly that fits to the steerer column. So in actual fact it is the fork that I am having trouble fitting.<br /> I think that with a bit of force it will go on, but I don't want to do any damage. The fork is aluminium. </p>