I've experienced that and I'd guess that, despite the specs, your clamp is very slightly too big for your bar. But before getting a new stem or new bar, try using the appropriate type of Loctite. I once had an expensive and very slightly undersized 27.2 seatpost for my gofast Riv that would slip at the rate of, Oh, say, 1/2" per mile. Blue Loctite fixed that.
Anecdote: Long, long ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I owned a 5-speed, tourist-bar, 5-speed* Raleigh Sprite that I wanted to hot rod. So I flipped the North Road bar, trimmed 2" from each end, and fancied that I was fast. But I discovered that, with more weight on the bar (this was pre-Grant instruction to get the saddle back, so that your torso muscles support themselves), every time I hit a minor pothole or major frost heave, the bar would slip down. This happened once near DuPont Circle in WDC, and since there was a bike shop nearby, I went in and plaintively explained my problem. The burly mechanic said, "I can fix that" and took a long-handled wrench and proceeded to torque down the bar clamp bolt. Of course, everything was mild steel, so no problem. On Fri, Dec 28, 2018 at 10:46 AM Sean B. <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello! > > Has anyone experienced and slippage with this setup? I know i have the > correct sizes, but it keeps slipping when the bolt is tightened. I'm afraid > to keep hammering down on the bolt and damaging anything. How tight is too > tight? Any tips? > > Thanks. > > -Sean > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- *------------------------------------------------------------------------------------* *Still 'round the corner there may waitA new road or a secret gate,And though we pass them by today,Tomorrow we may come this wayAnd take the hidden paths that runTowards the Moon or to the Sun.* --- J.R.R. Tolkien ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching Other professional writing services Expensive! But good. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *Auditis an me ludit amabilis insania?* -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
