Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site wateng.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!wateng!kjchapman From: kjchapman@wateng.UUCP (Kevin J. Chapman) Newsgroups: net.bicycle Subject: Re: Squeaky Handlebars Message-ID: <2823@wateng.UUCP> Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 15:05:37 EDT Article-I.D.: wateng.2823 Posted: Wed Sep 25 15:05:37 1985 Date-Received: Thu, 26-Sep-85 07:18:14 EDT Distribution: net Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 33 Thanks to Rob, Hans, Michael, Les, and Jon for their suggestions on how to silence my squeaky handlebars. Some of the suggestions were things I'd already thought of and tried, but I appreciate the efforts of those who responded. I seem to have solved the problem without having found out exactly what it was. Suggested causes were: 1) stem mounted too high, causing stress to be transferred to top of slit in expanding stem 2) brake levers not tight enough (they would squeak if you ride with your hands on the hoods) 3) squeaky saddle - try riding with your bum in the air to test this 4) try sliding bars to the side, lubricating the area where they touch the stem (without letting any oil touch the rims :-)), and reassemble 5) reinforcing sleeve has worked its way loose - no solution In my case a combination of 4 and some fiddling (loosening the binder bolt, wiggling the stem, and retightening) seems to have done the trick for now. I guess only time will tell for sure. Kevin P.S. Replies to /dev/null, I'm afraid. I will be leaving tomorrow. Good luck to all... -- Kevin Chapman Computer Communications Networks Group Waterversity of Uniloo 'Loo, Ont., Canada