Stem of a bicycle having an iron member

Abstract

A stem of a bicycle having an iron member, said stem being made of aluminum and adapted to be fixedly secured to a fork and to clamp a handlebar, comprises a block including a sleeve provided at one end thereof for insertion of the fork of a bicycle and a base provided at the other end thereof, said base defining a semicircular surface; a cover having a semicircular surface which, together with the semicircular surface of the base close around and clamp the handlebar when the cover is secured to the base; and at least one iron member having a semicircular configuration and an inner surfaces and an outer surface, the outer surface being disposed on at least one of the two semicircular surfaces so that the iron member rather than the two semicircular surfaces contacts the handlebar whereby scraping of the at least one of the two semicircular surfaces by the handlebar is prevented.

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