Re: [CR]AVA stems, safety of...

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In-Reply-To: <200609071541.19750.pcooley@cybermesa.com>
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Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 17:48:10 -0400
To: pcooley@cybermesa.com, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org
From: "Sheldon Brown" <CaptBike@sheldonbrown.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]AVA stems, safety of...


Paul Cooley a écrit:
>I was reading Sheldon Brown's website on French bikes, and he states that t he
>AVA stems are not safe and should be replaced. Does anyone know why they
>aren't safe?

'Cause they're liable to break, and then the handlebars fall off.

When the handlebars fall off, it is hard to keep the bike from crashing.

Crashing hurts! ;-)

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