What's this part called?

[danfoto]

What is the name of the part one end of which clamps to the top of the steerer tube and the other end of which clamps round the handlebars?

[Jdsk]

"Stem"

Jonathan

[colin54]

It's called the stem (as above).
Here's a variety of different types :-
https://www.spacycles.co.uk/m9b0s88p0/H ... Stems-Road

[danfoto]

Much obliged, gentlemen. I was having an early-morning brainfart there ...

[Jdsk]

It's not checking that causes the problems!

: - )

Jonathan

[gxaustin]

Sorry for the irrelevance of this poem but I was instantly reminded of it.
It was written by Henry Reed:

I. NAMING OF PARTS

To-day we have naming of parts. Yesterday,
We had daily cleaning. And to-morrow morning,
We shall have what to do after firing. But to-day,
To-day we have naming of parts. Japonica
Glistens like coral in all of the neighboring gardens,
And to-day we have naming of parts.

This is the lower sling swivel. And this
Is the upper sling swivel, whose use you will see,
When you are given your slings. And this is the piling swivel,
Which in your case you have not got. The branches
Hold in the gardens their silent, eloquent gestures,
Which in our case we have not got.

This is the safety-catch, which is always released
With an easy flick of the thumb. And please do not let me
See anyone using his finger. You can do it quite easy
If you have any strength in your thumb. The blossoms
Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see
Any of them using their finger.

And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.

They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For to-day we have naming of parts.

NB Admins - feel free to delete if I have erred - Graham

[Jdsk]

Wonderful poem.

Jonathan

[Mike Sales]

Naming of Nouns (With Apologies to Henry Reed)

Today we have naming of nouns. Yesterday
We had memorizing parts of speech. And tomorrow morning,
We shall have what to do after grammar. But today,
Today we have naming of nouns. Poems—
Shimmer like red wheel barrows in the rain water,
And today we have naming of nouns.

This is the common noun. And this
Is the upper case proper noun, whose use you will see,
When you are given your Warriner. And this is the verbal noun
Which in you case you have not got. The poets
Mold the poems with singing, eloquent language,
Which in our case we have not got.

This is the subject, which is usually cast
With a noun. And please do not let me
See anyone using a pronoun. You can choose a noun quite easily
If you do any thinking at all. Poems' shapes
Are fragile and motionless, never letting anyone see
Any of them using parts of speech.

And this you can see is diagramming. The purpose of this
Is to open the breach, as you can see. We can draw lines
Between grammarians and poets: we call this
Tightening the screws. And in lines and stanzas
The writers are assaulting and fumbling with images:
The call it tightening the metaphor.

They call it tightening the metaphor: it is easily tightened
If you have any ideas in your head: like the parts of speech,
And the breach, and the imagination, and the balance of inspiration,
Which in our case we have not got: and the lyric
Singing in the heart and the poet's lines and stanzas,
For today we have naming of nouns.

More parodies:

http://www.solearabiantree.net/namingof ... rodies.php

[rjb]

We all suffer from a "Craft" moment but it gets more frequent with age.