Author Topic: Ashtabula "Goose" neck stem (Read 830 times)

Redline · « **on:** July 03, 2007, 11:27 AM »

Hey guys,

Just bought an Ashtabula gooseneck stem for an old build I'm doing. It needs to hold a set of V Bars. But looking at the stem, how the hell do you get a set of bars through it??? I'm either dim or need to use some kinda Jedi Mind trick to get any bars on this sucka!!!!
It can be done as you only have to look at all the Old school mongoose builds that use this kind of stem!!

Any ideas???

Cheers

John

Steve P · « **Reply #1 on:** July 03, 2007, 11:33 AM »

The ends of the x-bar have to be flat to allow the bars to pass through the stem

Steve

kdw712 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 03, 2007, 11:35 AM »

without the flat on the x bar its gonna be case of prying open the stem to get the bars in - but i don't recommend that at all

def need to look for some with the little flat bit on

stidds · « **Reply #3 on:** July 03, 2007, 11:38 AM »

Have a look at the bars on this mini-goose, this is what your bars need to look like - they need pinched tubing at either end of the cross-bar.

Redline · « **Reply #4 on:** July 03, 2007, 11:45 AM »

Shit!!!!

Thanks for the info guys. The bars I have are Scorpion V bars (not unlike Redline V's) as I'm building up an old Sentinel Exploder (Scorpion). I'm pretty sure the pics I have of the bike in an old advert from OBMX magazine No2 show it having an ashtabula goose neck... so it looks like a prizing open job which I don't fancy at all... gulp!!

Cheers guys

John