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Is it hard to lower handlebars on this bike?

  • 17-01-2010 11:34am
    #1
    wayne0308
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 428 ✭✭


    Hi,

    I'm trying to get my cycling position right and I need to lower the handlebars on the bike as its quite high.

    The bike I have is a Giant FCR4, if you do a google image search for this bike you'll be able to see the type of stem it has (not sure what the type is called).

    Is this a difficult job for this type of handlebar stem? Could someone give me a rough idea on how to do the job or point me to a guide for this type?

    Thanks for your help!


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  • #2
    at1withmyself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭at1withmyself


    The stem is an aheadset style system and more then likely has some spacers between the stem and the headset which can be used to lower the stem height. Even though it is not difficult to do I would recommend you call into a bicycle shop to get adjusted as you might over tighten the stem and damage the bearings as your not used to the system.

    I imagine most shops would do this kind of adjustment for free and while you wait as its only a 2 min job.


  • #3
    wayne0308
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 428 ✭✭wayne0308


    at1withmyself wrote: »
    The stem is an aheadset style system and more then likely has some spacers between the stem and the headset which can be used to lower the stem height. Even though it is not difficult to do I would recommend you call into a bicycle shop to get adjusted as you might over tighten the stem and damage the bearings as your not used to the system.

    I imagine most shops would do this kind of adjustment for free and while you wait as its only a 2 min job.

    It does indeed have 4 spacers there between the headset and stem so it's very high. I'll drop in tomorrow to the shop I got it in and hopefully it'll be a quick job. Thanks for your reply at1withmyself.


  • #4
    at1withmyself
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,558 ✭✭✭at1withmyself


    wayne0308 wrote: »
    It does indeed have 4 spacers there between the headset and stem so it's very high. I'll drop in tomorrow to the shop I got it in and hopefully it'll be a quick job. Thanks for your reply at1withmyself.

    Just ask them to put the 4 spacers on top of the stem and not to cut the steerer tube in case you ever need to higher it again.

    If they cut the steerer tube on the fork then its a big enough job.


  • #5
    blorg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 15,995 ✭✭✭✭blorg


    You need to:

    - undo the top cap and take it out
    - undo the two stem bolts
    - lift the stem off the steerer
    - remove the spacers
    - put the stem back on the steerer
    - put the spacers on top
    - replace the top cap
    - tighten the top bolt only as far as necessary to remove any feeling of play in the headset if you rock the front wheel back and forth with the front brake on
    - tighten the stem bolts

    It really is elementary, you should be able to do it yourself. Note it is important that you redo the top cap with the stem bolts loose.

    Also from looking at a few photos on the internet the stem on this bike seems to be pointed up so before you do anything with the spacers it is probably worth flipping the stem upside-down so it is pointed down instead. This will lower the bars a fair bit.


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