Originally Posted by
Andrew R Stewart
And the stem/steerer extension bolt's wedge (circled above) might be stuck tight. The bolt would loosen but the wedge it bares against could stay put. A small shock (tap with well directed hammer and punch) might be needed to break loose the wedge. Just like common quill type stems need with their wedges. Andy
Andrew:
Thanks for the suggestion.
I didn't bother taking the extension apart because the whole setup -- stem, extension, bars, cables, and shifters -- was removed as a unit.
It all worked well enough but it was just all wrong for the old bike.
Someone had removed most of the original bits and used mountain bike / hybrid parts to modify the bars on this 1986 bike before I got it and I wanted to remove them and replace them with a proper road bike stem and drop bars.
Its raining out today so... alloy stem, alloy drop bars, new cables, new cable housings, new tape and old brifters.
Bonus: the bike came with a Campagnolo GS crank set with 3 Campagnolo chain rings (37, 42, 52) and the derailleurs and shifters were replaced with brand new Shimano Deore XT stuff.
I just took it out for a short run in the rain and it all feels good.
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