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Old 10-13-20, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by thook
yes...i have had the stem come loose.....out from the steerer handlebars and all. mid-air, i might add. no...it's not fun.
Those baggage handlers are the worst! They throw your bike into the cargo hold in such a way that the stem is forcibly yanked from the steerer due to some inflight bumps? Geez. Ya hate to see it. Gotta get one of these:


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