Adjustable stems are dangerous

I finally took the plunge and upgraded to a modern day road racer. This Trek 1000c is a great entry level roadie, I liked it right off the bat and found only one significant problem with it. The adjustable stem that came on the bicycle possibly previous owner made an upgrade from the original factory one who knows but it's more harmful then useful. This particular adjustable stem design features 2 bolts (one on each side of the reach part of the neck) that are used to adjust the height and angle of stem. With these bolts fully tightened this stem produces a wobble at any speed hitting any small bump or imperfection on the road.
I was riding the bike yesterday and I decided to do a minor sprint along some traffic I got up to 21.3 mph and had to ease off because the front end no longer felt safe due to the side to side wobble of the handlebars caused by the adjustable stem. My personal opinion is this particular type of adjustable stem is more harmful for a rider then useful it is poorly made with cheap alloy and a poor concept. Replacing a stem is a simple upgrade and stems now a days weight anywhere from 115grams to 150grams. I will have a fresh new stem on this ride for cycling season.

Forest Hills Station - Kink Rails

let's try to hit this spot after this winter ;)

plethora

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http://grooveshark.com/s/Heavy+Bars/4t0x59?src=5

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5959178/DustinLatimerQualityMotorVehicle.avi

the fixed life

blast two trucks off it

SLICE two

shock

SLICEtwoPROMO

one of my favorite park edits

I love leather bicycle saddles

I would like to say after riding a few months on 2 different brands of leather saddles, I am hooked. To me they are the perfect saddle to hop on and just start mashing the pedals, ideal for commuting,touring,long hauls and overall quick short rides for fun. Leather saddles are comfy but they do weight a bit more then conventional bicycle saddles so if your bike is on a diet then I do not recommend this type of saddle. I personally own 4 leather saddles a Brooks Professional,Brook B72,Cardiff Cornwall,Lycett L'Avenir(French made) and I am willing to collect more.

Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted

Moonrise Kingdom

My Dad saw Bill Murray on the streets of Newport, RI this past summer when they were shooting this movie.

I am back

I am back, after months of not posting I will be slowly starting to post my mumbo jumbo again. I had a very busy and hectic bicycle season so now with some more free time I can hopefully strap up and blade.Here is a pic of my latest project which is a custom Bianchi Trofeo, I powdercoated the frame and built it from there.

dinner

DINNER - Intro 1/5 from DINNER on Vimeo.
check out the full video & bonus.

Airblaster Ad in Snowboard Canada Fall 2011 Magazine

Blading iPhone Game

Some Spots in Ashmont & Mattapan

Dorchester Park  near Ashmont station

 Ryan Playground  - River Street

Post Office at Hyde Park Ave X River Street

Some Clips from Boston Street Battle 2011

Boston Street Battle 2011

Ian Hutchinson presents Boston Street Battle 2011 from NERB.TV on Vimeo.