Road Runner Posted May 28, 2014 Share #1 Posted May 28, 2014 I was doing some work on my bikes and in reading Zinn's book on road bikes, he says that you should change your stem on a regular basis based on your amount of riding (like every few years). I've never changed my stems and my bikes are like 8 and 10 years old. Are my stems going to break and send me to the hospital? Is this something you do? Seriously. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted May 28, 2014 Share #2 Posted May 28, 2014 Never changed my stem either, other than when it was required because of a handlebar change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 28, 2014 Share #3 Posted May 28, 2014 Lynnyrd Zinn was nuttier than a fruitcake. Note I said was. He died in 1987 but Disney World used their cryogenic processes on him and his frozen animated body has been making bike frames and outrageous claims ever since. He also claims you should coat your pedal bearings in monkey sperm and he has a theory on cable ferrules causing impotence issues in Slovenians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted May 28, 2014 Share #4 Posted May 28, 2014 Leonard Zinn was nuttier than a fruitcake. If fruitcake were nutty, wouldn't it be called nutcake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 28, 2014 Share #5 Posted May 28, 2014 If fruitcake were nutty, wouldn't it be called nutcake? If they called it nutcake, you would gobble it faster than Nate can say intolerance. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingtermite Posted May 28, 2014 Share #6 Posted May 28, 2014 If they called it nutcake, you would gobble it faster than Nate can say intolerance. I must say...I do like my nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted May 28, 2014 Share #7 Posted May 28, 2014 I've changed stems on my bikes, but it was to change stem length to put the bars in a better spot. I have had a stem get a crack at one of the screws before, and you'll hear your bike start creaking when they begin to crack like that so you should get plenty of warning before your bars break off in your hands 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted May 28, 2014 Share #8 Posted May 28, 2014 I am not incontinent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Former member Posted May 28, 2014 Share #9 Posted May 28, 2014 I was doing some work on my bikes and in reading Zinn's book on road bikes, he says that you should change your stem on a regular basis based on your amount of riding (like every few years). I've never changed my stems and my bikes are like 8 and 10 years old. Are my stems going to break and send me to the hospital? Is this something you do? Seriously. I have cracked a couple stems(not from a wreck), so I keep a close watch on them. Zinn is looney though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #10 Posted May 28, 2014 Leonard Zinn was nuttier than a fruitcake. Note I said was. He died in 1987 but Disney World used their cryogenic processes on him and his frozen animated body has been making bike frames and outrageous claims ever since. He also claims you should coat your pedal bearings in monkey sperm and he has a theory on cable ferrules causing impotence issues in Slovenians. Okay, but is Lennard Zinn nutty, too? I like his book. It has helped me a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 28, 2014 Share #11 Posted May 28, 2014 Okay, but is Lennard Zinn nutty, too? I like his book. It has helped me a lot. Leonard, Lennard, Lynyrd, whatever. NUTTIER THAN A FRUITCAKE ALL OF EM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 28, 2014 Share #12 Posted May 28, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randomguy Posted May 28, 2014 Share #13 Posted May 28, 2014 I have never changed handlebars, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 28, 2014 Author Share #14 Posted May 28, 2014 Warning points should be given to SW for trying to derail my thread. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted May 28, 2014 Share #15 Posted May 28, 2014 Warning points should be given to SW for trying to derail my thread. Yep, up to that point this thread was full of pithy cycling related content. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted May 28, 2014 Share #16 Posted May 28, 2014 Warning points should be given to SW for trying to derail my thread. Nope, I was just going with the only word on the page I liked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate Posted May 28, 2014 Share #17 Posted May 28, 2014 I have never changed handlebars, either. Last time I hit the pavement, I had to change mine on the Specialized. It was May 2009 and I was climbing up Ridge Road. It was about 1 in the afternoon and I was going up a 10% grade at about 7mph when this old lady was going out with her St Bernard to get the mail. All of a sudden, I rode past the bushes, and I was 10 yards for her dog. The dog just couldn't help himself, he came running out and barrelled into my rear wheel. Bike went down sideways, but I was standing on the pedals at the time and came strait down. I taco'ed the bars all the way over, bending them between the road and my chest First thing I said to the old girl was that nothing was going to happen to her dog. She was visibly relieved. Then she offered to pay for my handlebars. These are $150 alloy bars, so I said "no thanks, but I need a ride home" Home was 12 miles strait through the mountains from there and I'd never ride the bike home over two more ridges with the handlebars like that So she took me and my bike home and I changed handle bars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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