Wonder how long that's been going on!

[C40_guy]

Getting my Litespeed Blue Ridge ready for a spring ride, noticed that the seatpost collar had been mickey moused and was on its way to failure.

Looks like someone used a bolt with a head too large for the shoulder.

Glad it didn't fail on the trails!

...wonder if *I* did that!

[d_douglas]

I ruined a bolt on a little Spec stem on my son’s bike and threaded a bigger bolt into the body of the stem (similar to your collar).

It haunted me that I would do that on my son’s bike! I took it off and recycled the stem (which was painful as the stem was pretty good quality and nearly new)

Good pickup!

[C40_guy]

Not sure it's obvious in the photo...but the collar is cracked at that shoulder!

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by d_douglas

I ruined a bolt on a little Spec stem on my son’s bike and threaded a bigger bolt into the body of the stem (similar to your collar).

It haunted me that I would do that on my son’s bike! I took it off and recycled the stem (which was painful as the stem was pretty good quality and nearly new)

PSA: JBWeld is not a suitable repair option for stripped threads on a stem.

[StressStrain]

Good catch. And fortunately this is an easy fix - remove and replace entire unit.

[C40_guy]

Originally Posted by StressStrain

Good catch. And fortunately this is an easy fix - remove and replace entire unit.

Yep. That collar is now in the trash bin and a tidy Phil Wood collar went for its first ride in the woods yesterday.

Sometimes it's useful to have a small stockpile of spare bits!