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From: tom@oasys.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Squeaky handlebars
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Date: Tue, 1-Oct-85 17:03:09 EDT
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Posted: Tue Oct  1 17:03:09 1985
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> > 
> > 	Since my original posting elicited no response, I thought I'd
> >     have another stab at it.
> >  
> > The posting:
> > 
> > 	I've got a problem:  my year-and-a-half old Miyata 1000 has
> >     recently started suffering from creaky handlebars.  They creak
> >     when I apply pressure on one side or the other, but not both,
> >     which leads me to think that the stem or headset might be the problem.
> >     I've tried tightening the stem clamp, but to no avail.  Does anyone
> >     have any ideas?  If it will help, the bars are the alloy type with
> >     a reinforcing tube in the centre (Sakae Road Champion Randonneur),
> >     stem is an SR Royal, and headset is a Tange Levin sealed bearing.
> > 
> > 		Thanks in advance,
> > 			Kevin
> > -- 
> >    
> >                           Kevin Chapman
> >                           Computer Communications Networks Group
> >                           Waterversity of Uniloo
> >                           'Loo, Ont., Canada
> 
> I had a similar problem and one bike shop suggested that I grease the
> stem.  It didn't surprise me that this did'nt work.  I think the more
> likely cause of this problem is that either the stem is not far enough
> down inside the fork or that the stem is too small.  Check both of
> these.  Let us know if you are able to solve this problem.
> 
> Bill Powers.

If it didn't work its because you didn't grease the point that creaks.
Like I said before, you have to grease every point where metal contacts metal
because you can't hope to isolate where the exact problem is.  This is a 
problem I've encountered often in 9 years of racing on a national level and
I've always been able to fix it this way.

				Tom Nelson


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