Just put on a new stem on Canyon. The spacers below the stem are "spinning" when I turn them, which means the stem is not flush with spacers, should I make sure the stem is flush with spacers and they don't spin?

Corvairs are cool, especially the later models with fully IRS instead of swing axles. The design is elegant and timeless.

Insufficient preload?

not sure what that means, guessing I did not push the stem far enough down?

I have an old car; I do not have dreams about it.
That didn't answer the question.

Spare time? I have nothing but time! Yeah, I enjoy watching some of that stuff. Some of the most interesting ones to me are the unusual stories. Like one I saw where they guy converted a 4x4 truck to a small diesel engine without spending a ton of money. He ended up with a work truck with good mileage. Of course, people on line ripped him for not building a fire breathing monster but I appreciated what he did and he got exactly the result he wanted.

I had a gold 66, looked just like that picture. I wished it was a 4 speed instead of the Powerglide.

You use the center bolt in the stem cap to tighten the preload. There's probably a video on You Tube.

I once owned a big, intimidating snake called Norman. :lol:

Something like that. The stem has to extend above the top of the steerer tube so that the top cap is actually pushing the stem down, putting load on the headset bearings before you tighten the bolts that clamp it to the steerer. But I don't think spinning spacers are diagnostic of insufficient preload. Lack of 'thunking' when you hold the front brake and rock the bike forward and back is what you're looking for.

And if you already knew this, I apologize. Hard to know what people know.

I watched a video last night where someone had converted a 72 Cit just like Dad's to fully electric, including an electric pump for the hydraulic system. I think it had a range of about 150 miles, between the batteries they put under the hood and under the back seat (where the gas tank was), and they said there's still room to add more in the trunk (which is cavernous)

Jay Leno featured some whiz kid who had converted some small car to all electric. It was quite impressive, I think he had received a grant of some kind to help pay for the batteries.

Not every question deserves an answer.

Wait - what was I thinking? $699 is still $700, plus shipping and tax takes it over $800. And that's just the frame! I'd have to be nuts!

Yep, pretty nuts. I recently saw a Lightspeed with 9speed complete for $900.

I spent a little time looking into what it would cost to build it up. 14 years ago, it cost me a grand total of $2700 for the Battaglin, including the frame ($256) and repainting ($250). Trying to do that level of build today (Chorus) would be a lot more expensive.

Interesting psychological phenomenon, though, and I'm not sure whether it's just me or more general: I look at the $699 frame, and it seems more affordable than a $1200 bike.

Ooh, it's still there. I should offer $666

https://images.craigslist.org/00c0c_...sf_600x450.jpg

hence the large budget for the new bike.

correct airline.

I leave for the majors in Sept.

Can’t say “cockpit” anymore.

Pilot shortage is across the board, UPS and Fed Ex I believe are in a better position because of the age of their pilots. They do not have a large amount retiring, but I could be wrong.

Considering your level of participation in these specific threads, I would say the possibility of being "nuts" is pretty high.

Well...you probably shouldn't call someone that, at least.

It'd be a hell of a deal!

There's a 59cm Arenberg for $1K nearby, with 9 speed Ultegra and a triple, plus Thomson seatpost and stem. But I hear the Arenberg was designed to be flexy. And I'm a big boy.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/bikefor...117ddc1b66.jpg

Oh, that's a given. But am I that kind of nuts?