So, my family has a Vision R40, that my parents bought for my dad and me. Middle of last summer, I was out putting around on it (I used it to go to church and back. Everything else was the DF.), and suddenly the handlebars twisted. No big deal, I thought, so I tightened down some screws, got back on, and it still was screwy - the handlebars were rotating up and down on either side. Small problem when cornering, so I limped it home, stuck it in the garage. This spring mom wanted to start riding the recumbent, and took it into the shop cuz I told her that I would never tighten the cantilever brakes again if she didnt get something better (they were horrid. Off-brand I think, required 3 hands to tighten the brakes...
So about a month and a half ago, we took in the recumbent to get new brakes, and were like "while it's here, we can't figure out what's wrong with the handlebars, they bend. Can you look at that"
2 weeks after we bring it in, it's still not gotten back to us: we call, and Scott (from the LBS) tells us that the handlebars were twisty cuz the stem was broken.
However, Vision's out of business, and they've been looking for a stem that would fit an R40, and haven't had any luck.
Hence, I've come to you guys: Do any of you guys know where we could pick up a recumbent stem that would fit the R40?
It's really important, because my mom keeps trying to ride my 58cm, and the bike shop sized her to a 48... so far she's managed to tear a brake hood, and throw the derailleur off.. I want her off my bike
So about a month and a half ago, we took in the recumbent to get new brakes, and were like "while it's here, we can't figure out what's wrong with the handlebars, they bend. Can you look at that"
2 weeks after we bring it in, it's still not gotten back to us: we call, and Scott (from the LBS) tells us that the handlebars were twisty cuz the stem was broken.
However, Vision's out of business, and they've been looking for a stem that would fit an R40, and haven't had any luck.
Hence, I've come to you guys: Do any of you guys know where we could pick up a recumbent stem that would fit the R40?
It's really important, because my mom keeps trying to ride my 58cm, and the bike shop sized her to a 48... so far she's managed to tear a brake hood, and throw the derailleur off.. I want her off my bike