A question for you all and hopefully an answer for me
nicholias
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Im starting my final major project at uni and am curious if any one has ever encountered a stem that allows it self to be twist so the bars can be placed in line with the frame to allow narrow parking. Obvously an allen key can do this relatively quick but im interested in tool less designs. would you buy one? for commuting purposes obviously, even for hanging up on the wall when you get home from work, any feedback welcome 
nick
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Sounds interesting, but I would be worried about a tool less design accidentally unlocking from the natural riding position!
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Hi, i think it sounds like a great idea, although I have a feeling that Dahon have it on a folding bike, but then again I could be wrong.
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For the sake of a 5 or 6 mm allen key! I encourage all riders to take at least a multi tool with them.0
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It's something I have thought about before as I store my pub bike down the side of the house, between the wall and a fence.
It has an old threaded stem that I have to undo to twist the bars round to get it into the narrow gap everytime I store it.
With a threaded stem, some sort of big wing nut type thing would work possibly.0 -
thanks for the replies so far, maybe i should leave this down to a poll? Regarding the safety of the product a strong engineered mechanism would be the only suitable route to take, i'd be testing it on my own bike to and from uni (a santa cruz) to test for weaknesses.
During product improvement I've come to an idea of a key engaged mechanism that not only performs a primary function of twisting the bars to allow narrow fitting either outdoors or indoors(on a wall for example) but also operates by locking the bars to deter thieves, my research time is limited so again any feedback welcome, love it, hate it think im nutty professor tell me
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