Raising the bars on my bike

[Mike63]

Hi....can someone please tell me how to raise the handlebars on my Kalkhoff Tasman impulse 8 bike ?
...not as simple as you'd think.
....many thanks....Mike

 

[LeighPing]

Have you considered an extension bar?

 

[Gringo]

I believe you have an adjustable quill type handlebar stem.
If you Loosen the bolt that goes through the side of the stem you can swing the front part of the stem upwards.
Also you you'll see a bolt going straight down through the middle of the stem, loosen this to lift the whole quill up. On the end of this bolt is a tapered wedge that can sometimes stick in place, the trick here is to loosen the bolt by one or two turns ( not to many as you'll damage the threads ) and give it a sharp blow with a hammer, you may need somthing on top of the bolt head if it's recessed ( a spare bolt or even a 6" nail would do )

It's a bit like life realy, the first time you do anything it can look difficult/messy/painful but before you know it becomes second nature.
Good luck

 

[Gringo]

Humpert make a selection of quill stems including some nice long ones
https://www.sjscycles.co.uk/search/?term=humpert quill

 

[Mike63]

Thanks people but are you saying that my existing stem is fixed and cannot be raised a couple of inches ?
.....Mike

 

[LeighPing]

Thanks people but are you saying that my existing stem is fixed and cannot be raised a couple of inches ?
.....Mike

Do you have any pics that might help please Mike?

 

[Gringo]

Thanks people but are you saying that my existing stem is fixed and cannot be raised a couple of inches ?

That's not what I said atall, if you have a quill stem then I gave 2 options.
If you have a fixed stem then leighping gave you 2 options.
The pictures I found of the Tasman showed a quill stem but that doesn't automatically mean you have the same, a picture speaks a thousand words

 

[LeighPing]

That's not what I said at all, if you have a quill stem then I gave 2 options.
If you have a fixed stem then leighping gave you 2 options.
The pictures I found of the Tasman showed a quill stem but that doesn't automatically mean you have the same, a picture speaks a thousand words

Have a look at this Mike. Click, click.

 

[Mike63]

Thanks LeighPing...looks/sounds like what I need.
Do you have a link to the seller ?
I possibly misunderstood Gringo's post
...cheers...Mike

 

[LeighPing]

Thanks LeighPing...looks/sounds like what I need.
Do you have a link to the seller ?
I possibly misunderstood Gringo's post
...cheers...Mike

Choose what you want from this lot. Mine took 13 days to arrive from China.

 

[Mike63]

Thanks for that LP, I'll try sort something out for the size,
...definitely what I need.
.....cheers....Mike