Removing drop bars from custom quill stem - London Fixed-gear and Single-speed

pajamas · 30th May 2008

call me thick as pigshit but I believe my quill stem does not open out magically like a cave door. I am thus having difficulty getting my drops out. The second part of this is about removing the drop brake levers/hoods from the bar if I must just waggle them through the stem..do I need special tool for this job?

fc9k · 30th May 2008

svrewdriver in the quill slot, and bend it out slightly as you slide it off.

pajamas · 31st May 2008

thanks dude..though it's a slide off rather than a slide out? If you see what I mean?

fc9k · 31st May 2008

eh?

If you've got a normal quill (ie not one with a hinged clamp or removable section) you're obviously not going to get it off the bars without sliding it all the way along to the end of the drops. Sticking a screwdriver in and prising a bit makes the hole a bit bigger so you can get it round the curves of the drops.

pajamas · 31st May 2008

cool that's what I thought. Somebody assured me different, think wires must have got crossed.

Cheers - so next question about brake levers n hoods comes into play..

Scrapper · 31st May 2008

should be able to pop the brakes.\/levers off by undoing one screw (And maybe bar tape)

30th May 2008	#1
pajamas	Removing drop bars from custom quill stem call me thick as pigshit but I believe my quill stem does not open out magically like a cave door. I am thus having difficulty getting my drops out. The second part of this is about removing the drop brake levers/hoods from the bar if I must just waggle them through the stem..do I need special tool for this job?
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30th May 2008	#2
fc9k	svrewdriver in the quill slot, and bend it out slightly as you slide it off.
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31st May 2008	#3
pajamas	thanks dude..though it's a slide off rather than a slide out? If you see what I mean?
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31st May 2008	#6
Scrapper	should be able to pop the brakes.\/levers off by undoing one screw (And maybe bar tape)
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