Hello everyone, New to the forums here and kinda new to riding. I purchased an Older Gary Fisher Zebrano about a year ago and ride about 3 -5 miles 4 to 5 nights a week. My question is, the bike is equipped with a Girvin Flexstem, which I really like. I thought I'd try and find the replacement parts to rebuild it and have found they are apparently no longer made. 🙁 Would anyone know of a place I might be able to find these parts. Hard to believe these aren't made anymore because it seems to work great. I'm also looking to purchase a Bike for my wife and would like to add this or something like it to her new one if there is something else out there like it.
I can't help you, sorry.......................but this does raise a question in my mind: why don't road bikers use this system? It makes perfect sense for that application. It's light, simple. I'd use it.
I can't help you, sorry.......................but this does raise a question in my mind: why don't road bikers use this system? It makes perfect sense for that application. It's light, simple. I'd use it.
Well I was hoping someone might have a lead on these but maybe not. I've talked with a couple of people at different Bike shops and no luck so far. I'll just keep looking around.
Well I was hoping someone might have a lead on these but maybe not. I've talked with a couple of people at different Bike shops and no luck so far. I'll just keep looking around.
Thanks Rcyc58
My Girvin Flexstem had side-to-side play in the handlebar and the elastomer shock absorber had shrunk so I had play there also. I think it was a bit hardened too, so wasn't doing much shock absorption. Couldn't find any parts, so I jerry-rigged a pretty good fix. HANDLEBAR PLAY: 1/ Remove the handlebar by removing the two hex-head bolts where the handlebar mounts to the stem. Use a sharp edge tool to pry out the aluminum gizmos where the bolts were removed and then the handlbar will slip out. 2/ Go ahead and follow step 1/ below to get the handlebar out of the way. 3/ Remove the short pipe that goes thru the handlebar mount (out of which you just removed the two hex-head bolts) and use that as a pattern to cut a couple of thin shims out of a lid to a can of coffee and put one each on either side where the handlebar mounts to the stem. All of the foregoing should remove the side-to-side play in the handlebar. ELASTOMER SHRINKAGE: 1/ Remove the hex-head bolt that holds the red bracket that bounces against the elastomer shock absorber. (Brake cable mounts here also.) 2/ Use the metal cap (mine was blue) as a pattern to cut one or two washers out of a piece of innertube, and place them inside the cap to create a bit of shock absorption that had been lost due to the shrunken elastomer. These two step should restore a little bit of shock absorbtion in the bars. Good luck.
