Used Bike Part Bingo

[ChristianWong]

I picked it up from a friend of a friend so I can't definitively comment on whether it is authentic or not. I have an email out to Enve and will report back with their comments. I am a bit hesitant to use it, more for fear of uneven headset preload than structural integrity of the stem.

Originally Posted by aaronf

I'd consider facing the top and bottom of the steerer section parallel to each other and (obviously) perpendicular to the steering axis. Granted I'm machinist-inclined and equipped. Let me know if I can help.

aaronf, can one face a carbon stem? Seems dicey but might be worth a try in this case. It's very kind of you to offer help but I'm located in Germany so logistically it likely doesn't make sense.

I appreciate all the commentary, as usual.

[Nooch]

i'd almost venture a guess that the 'deviation' was caused by a cheap carbon spacer on the top or bottom, with a burr, that just kind of wore the recess into it...

but, that's just a guess.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by ChristianWong

You’ll have to fill me in on the joke.

The 'joke' is -'pal' would just use things that some others might have questions about. Cracked, broken, rusted, dented..to give the poor dears a home..

BUT that stem looks OK to me but things that you 'touch', be careful..breaking those(seat post, stem/handlebars, pedals/cranks) can really hurt.ask George Hincapie..

[ChristianWong]

Following up on this:

Enve said they would take it back as a warranty item if I can provide proof of purchase. I'll do some digging around for it with the original owner but I think I may be out of luck.

[DuddyJ]

Machining/facing carbon, especially uni-direction, is tricky. It will splinter and pull off more material than you are hoping.

To repair is correctly you'd want to get some resin/epoxy and fill the deviation, sand down once its cured. Probably not worth the hassle.