How to raise or lower your handlebars (for dummies)

(fred) said:

Most average bikes have a screw that can be loosened with
an allen wrench (this will loosen the handlebars for
raising and lowering). The screw is located at the top of
the "stem" (the part that descends into the frame).
Remember to always leave at least 2 inches inside the
frame to prevent any catastrophe.

Too late. Read any news lately?

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Most average bikes have a screw that can be loosened with
an allen wrench (this will loosen the handlebars for
raising and lowering).

This only works if you have a threaded headset. Most bikes
sold in the last 5 years have a threadless headset.
Adjusting the height of a threadless stem is a lot more
complicated.

fred said:

Most average bikes have a screw that can be loosened with
an allen wrench (this will loosen the handlebars for
raising and lowering). The screw is located at the top of
the "stem" (the part that descends into the frame).
Remember to always leave at least 2 inches inside the
frame to prevent any catastrophe.

That's a bit of an oversimplification. I have a whole
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Ken said:

This only works if you have a threaded headset. Most bikes
sold in the last 5 years have a threadless headset.
Adjusting the height of a threadless stem is a lot more
complicated.

Not complicated. Often quite easy...Just unscrew the stem
and flip it if it's pointing down.

I suspect the OP was designed specifically to start a threaded-vs-
threadless war in a sneaky way...
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On Sat, 15 May 2004 01:41:23 +0000, Ken <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

This only works if you have a threaded headset. Most
bikes sold in the last 5 years have a threadless headset.
Adjusting the height of a threadless stem is a lot more
complicated.

Not complicated. Often quite easy...Just unscrew the stem
and flip it if it's pointing down.

Have you noticed that on many (if not most) new bikes with
drop-handlebars, the front brake cable is cut to exactly the
right length for the height of the bar as delivered?

This means:

A. a saving to the manufacturer of as much as 0.25 cents
per bike, and
B. you cannot flip the stem to raise the bars an inch or
two, unless you are prepared to strip the tape and fit a
new brake cable.

So what would be a three minute free operation becomes a
matter of a couple hours and a small pile of dollars. But at
least you saved some guy that quarter of a cent.

Quoted message said:

I suspect the OP was designed specifically to start a threaded-vs-
threadless war in a sneaky way...

Makes a nice change, huh? :-)
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