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Thanks JB I'll try it tonight and report back what happend. It's just strange that the Alu stem from the same manufacturer worked fine, but that the carbon product is causing this problem.

Ok, so I checked the bolts and they are once again loose!!! Checked the stem and steerer for cracks- none. Read on the Ritchey website the following "The gap between top of steerer tube and upper lip of the stem must be no less than 2mm" I think mine could be a bit more than that, can that be the cause, although my alu Ritchey 4 axis stem work perfect like that.

Well done John, keep it up!!!

I hope so, but I doubt it. The one says Bottelary rd while the other refers to the Silo's outside Durbanville.

Not good news, actually very sad. Condolences to the family and friends.

Thanks JB, I did this the last time and that is most probably why my steerer is still aligned after yesterday's ride. I will however check tonight whether the torque on these bolts are accroding to specs (5nm).

First time fitted it with nothing, but after the third time it came loose I used some carbon grease and it still came loose. Then I removed the grease and just tightened it to specification, which is 5nm max.

I recently purchased a brand new Ritchley WCS Carbon stem and discovered that after the first couple of rides the bolts clamping onto the fork steerer would come loose after a ride and that I had to retorque them, is that normal? After every occurance I took it completely off just to make sure that something else wasn't wrong and then refitted them and torqued them to 5nm. Rode the DieBurgerFietstoer yesterday and it seems to be fine.

Wonder if this guy is a hubber Maybe he'll have a good excuse why he did it, they always do But yes, name and shame the asshole.

You haven't spotted a Gios Torino with Ultegra by any change? The bike was stolen about 6-10 months ago- my old man's bike (he had it for 20 odd years)

Damn, what your getting for Christmas, a lamborghini

bike porn if you ask me!!!

I know a guy who can fix this easily two tubes of super glue and it will be as good as new

Ronelle your pics are the best!!!!

Kevin, welcome to the hub and once again congrats on your achievement. I am sure your son will remember it for the rest of his days. You go man.

Although this is a nice idea, somehow I feel that this dad would not want any credit for what he did for his kid, his already achieved what he wanted to do.

This is lump in the throat stuff and what life is all about- caring for each other. Big thumbs up to this dad, I am sure his son will remember it for the rest of his life.

Hey Ronelle sorry to hear about your son's accident, I know he will recover soon. I had a similar accident (hitting a VW combi at 35kph from behind nogal in a cycling lane) 9 years ago with my then Hansom 531 tubing bike and you would not believe it, but my front wheel was still true, my fork intact, the only problem was that the frame bent on the top and bottom tube near the headset. Also got off light with the injuries considering that I was not wearing a helmet, only a cutt in the neck where the shatterproof glass cut me when I got out from the combi's hatch.

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Great pics Ronelle!!! Onetime: Ek sien jy pas my baby nog mooi op

I was a little more fortunate- no punctures, but got taken out by some idiot turning sideways in front of me to see how his friend was doing which had just gone down in the middle of the road. At that stage I was pacing the "temp" bunch up Phisantekraal hill, fortunately not too much damage. Got back on the bike and caught the bunch 35km further into the race again- with the help of Justin and his dad Peter- thanx guys. By the way, anyone know more about the group of riders (about 4 or 5) that went down on the decent just past the 4 way stop? It looked really serious as there was blood all over and they were lying very still? It was a dreadfull sight I must say!!

Faantjie ek dink dis net 'n verskoning om nie te race die naweek nie

Tyd om vir jou 'n spesiale fietsie te koop ou maat Grap net hoor voordat jy my omry met jou kar. Hoop dis nie te ernstig nie.

Post a pic it will help to identify the bike!!

Ok, I am convinced now to build up my old classic Merckx.