[stevepov]

Hi folks,

Steve here. proud new owner of a serial 1 city speed. Love the bike! I had some questions about sizing and thanks to this forum I settled on a size L, which is a good fit for me and my style of riding. I'm 50 years old, 5'9", fit, but after two disc replacements in my neck I don't do so well being hunched over very much. the online size generator put me at a large, which works well for me.

Now for my question. It looks like when it was delivered the stem is slightly off center. In other words when the front tire is pointed dead straight ahead, the handlebars are turned ever so slightly to the left. I see there is a 6mm allen bolt in the stem. If I loosen that can I align the stem properly?

thanks!

Steve

 

[dean]

Hi folks,

Steve here. proud new owner of a serial 1 city speed. Love the bike! I had some questions about sizing and thanks to this forum I settled on a size L, which is a good fit for me and my style of riding. I'm 50 years old, 5'9", fit, but after two disc replacements in my neck I don't do so well being hunched over very much. the online size generator put me at a large, which works well for me.

Now for my question. It looks like when it was delivered the stem is slightly off center. In other words when the front tire is pointed dead straight ahead, the handlebars are turned ever so slightly to the left. I see there is a 6mm allen bolt in the stem. If I loosen that can I align the stem properly?

thanks!

Steve

I had the exact problem where the handlebars were were not square with the front wheel.
Remove a cap which exposes two cap screws that holds the front wheel assembly. Unscrew both screws just enough to allow the handlebars to turn. Too much and you run the risk of loosing up the bearing. Align it and tighten the screws down.

 

[stevepov]

I had the exact problem where the handlebars were were not square with the front wheel.
Remove a cap which exposes two cap screws that holds the front wheel assembly. Unscrew both screws just enough to allow the handlebars to turn. Too much and you run the risk of loosing up the bearing. Align it and tighten the screws down.

thanks! but I don't see a cap to remove anywhere. Can you guide me in the right direction. I only see a hex screw at the top of the stem, and two screws to the right of it. Are those the two screws you are referring to?

 

[dean]

thanks! but I don't see a cap to remove anywhere. Can you guide me in the right direction. I only see a hex screw at the top of the stem, and two screws to the right of it. Are those the two screws you are referring to?

I have a mosh/city btw. On mine there is a cap screw running down the center of the front wheel assembly. From what I can tell all this 6mm cap screw does is hold a plastic cover in place. When you remove the cover it exposes two 4mm cap screws running from right to left. Loosen them just enough to turn the handlebars.
I ended up replacing that cover with a pair of printed water bottle mounts since no mounts exist on the bike.

 

[stevepov]

I have a mosh/city btw. On mine there is a cap screw running down the center of the front wheel assembly. From what I can tell all this 6mm cap screw does is hold a plastic cover in place. When you remove the cover it exposes two 4mm cap screws running from right to left. Loosen them just enough to turn the handlebars.
I ended up replacing that cover with a pair of printed water bottle mounts since no mounts exist on the bike.

I appreciate your help! picture is probably worth a thousand words here this is what my Rush stem looks like. should I be loosening these two screws circled here?

 

[The64]

Yes, those are the two. I had the exact same issue and contacted support.

 

[JoeG]

I ended up replacing that cover with a pair of printed water bottle mounts

Hi a couple questions, can you post a picture of this water bottle mount? Where did you acquire it?
thanks

 

[dean]

This is a dual water bottle holder in a convenient location. It’s made up of 6 printed parts that are all glued together. It basically mounts to the location where that cap was located and held by a pair of ribs and a 6mm cap screw. 4 tee nuts are glued into the stack used to hold the plastic cages. I’m not screwing it down very hard but instead using a pair of rails to rigidly hold the printed part. It’s made from black PTEG and held up well so far.

 

[JoeG]

Wow so those are 3d printed, that’s not what I expected to see, but your solution definitively works. I did find mounts that work with top caps but these bikes have an unconventional top cap but think I’ll buy one as they are inexpensive.
thanks and enjoy the ride.

 

[Gamerrales]

Now for my question. It looks like when it was delivered the stem is slightly off center. In other words when the front tire is pointed dead straight ahead, the handlebars are turned ever so slightly to the left. I see there is a 6mm allen bolt in the stem. If I loosen that can I align the stem properly?

 

[JoeG]

Now for my question. It looks like when it was delivered the stem is slightly off center. In other words when the front tire is pointed dead straight ahead, the handlebars are turned ever so slightly to the left. I see there is a 6mm allen bolt in the stem. If I loosen that can I align the stem properly?

Pull the top cap off then loosen (just enough) the stem bolts that hold the stem to the steer tube, align the stem then reverse the procedure.
cheers

 

[supamotard]

Pull the top cap off then loosen (just enough) the stem bolts that hold the stem to the steer tube, align the stem then reverse the procedure.
cheers

How do you maintain headset stack preload with a loosened top cap?
Maybe you could strap the stem/bar to the tire?

I reckon mine is also off-center to the left, though I'd estimate it's only by a fraction of a degree.