Using a bike stem Not as a Bike stem LOOK AT THIS

[Onetimeviking]

Just seen this on ebay , seller obviously never heard of bar ends , tri bars ....totally off the wall .....an impalement waiting to happen :facepalm:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mountain-bike ... 3f47642210

 

[minor_LEGEND]

BOTM right there!

 

[Smithjss70]

What a turd :facepalm:

 

[bluedazzler]

.....an impalement waiting to happen :facepalm:

it's more like two

 

[Bullpup]

Natural selection waiting to happen.

 

[KermitGKona88]

Re:

Future applicant for the Darwin awards right there :!: :!: :facepalm:

 

[Fatal Swan]

"Never used like new." It would be interesting to know what bike shop would let this leave through the front door. I wonder what it handles like...

But how many of us are secretly disappointed we didn't think of this ourselves? This is a pioneer. Cunning use of 1" quill stems which have a 22.2 diameter, exactly right for sliding a set of foam grips onto, and those are going to take the edge right off as they come through your rib cage, one pointed at each lung. For extra safety - this is someone who installs lights and reflectors, after all - there may even be quills fitted under those grips so that the ends aren't blade-shaped, too. Worried about unsightly grip ends at the base of the stem? A little red electrical tape will tidy that right up!

 

[KermitGKona88]

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The one saving grace is that with a bike like that and all the crap fitted to it means he won't be able to exceed 5 mph on it :roll:

 

[Ollie]

BOTM right there!

BOTY if it comes back .

 

[Trebz]

I can't help asking myself: Why didn't I think of that back in the day.

I for one could never afford X-Lite in the nineties.