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Title: How do you open up a Gooseneck stem , without
Post by: AL on November 25, 2006, 10:54 PM

Silly question ?   
 But how do you open up a Gooseneck stem, with out breaking it.. To fit on a set of Bars with a cross brace.. ???

Title: Re: How do you open up a Gooseneck stem , without
Post by: RATTY on November 25, 2006, 11:00 PM

The bars will have the cross brace pinched, ie there is a flat bit on the brace which will allow you to slide the bars in, You wont open the stem up enough to get a standard bar through!!

Title: Re: How do you open up a Gooseneck stem , without
Post by: Steve P on November 25, 2006, 11:21 PM

Here's a pic of the pinched cross bar if it helps  :daumenhoch:

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/a217/steve167690/Mongoose%20Catalogue/026.jpg)

Steve

Title: Re: How do you open up a Gooseneck stem , without
Post by: AL on November 26, 2006, 03:52 PM

I meant if the bars have not go the pinched bit?      ::)

Title: Re: How do you open up a Gooseneck stem , without
Post by: retrogeezer on November 26, 2006, 07:49 PM

then you can't fit them....they are designed for the pinched bars.

Title: Re: How do you open up a Gooseneck stem , without
Post by: jT Racing on November 27, 2006, 09:56 PM

you could wipe yer arse on it first to soften it up. ???

Title: Re: How do you open up a Gooseneck stem , without
Post by: dj_benice on November 27, 2006, 10:03 PM

pmsl this is not the 17th century  :2funny: