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26.0 bars in a 25.4 "pop-top" stem?
Regarding "pop-top" threadless stems, Sheldon says: "Since it doesn't
work by flexing the aluminum as a single-bolt stem does, they're less fussy about bar diameter, so the same stem can generally be used for 25.4 or 26 mm handlebars." http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/s...hreadless.html I am looking for a cheap temporary stem for a project I'm working on. The handlebars I have are 26.0mm, and the pop-top threadless stem I'm looking at on ebay is listed as 25.4. Anybody have experience actually doing this? |
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26.0 bars in a 25.4 "pop-top" stem?
On Feb 2, 9:24*am, autopi wrote:
Regarding "pop-top" threadless stems, Sheldon says: "Since it doesn't work by flexing the aluminum as a single-bolt stem does, they're less fussy about bar diameter, so the same stem can generally be used for 25.4 or 26 mm handlebars." http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/s...hreadless.html I am looking for a cheap temporary stem for a project I'm working on. The handlebars I have are 26.0mm, and the pop-top threadless stem I'm looking at on ebay is listed as 25.4. Anybody have experience actually doing this? Not long term. I'd be a little more concerned about sizing up on the bar v. using an undersized bar in a 26mm stem. BTW, if you need 25.4 road bars, just pick up some Nittos. Ben's Cycle has the traditional bend for just $25: http://www.benscycle.net/index.php?m...c urrency=USD |
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26.0 bars in a 25.4 "pop-top" stem?
On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 07:24:01 -0800 (PST), autopi
may have said: Regarding "pop-top" threadless stems, Sheldon says: "Since it doesn't work by flexing the aluminum as a single-bolt stem does, they're less fussy about bar diameter, so the same stem can generally be used for 25.4 or 26 mm handlebars." http://www.sheldonbrown.com/harris/s...hreadless.html I am looking for a cheap temporary stem for a project I'm working on. The handlebars I have are 26.0mm, and the pop-top threadless stem I'm looking at on ebay is listed as 25.4. Anybody have experience actually doing this? Dismal results observed with others. Bar and cap damage have both been seen. *If* it works (and sometimes it does) you may find that both components become distorted enough in the process to preclude them from being useful separately afterwards. -- My email address is antispammed; pull WEEDS if replying via e-mail. Typoes are not a bug, they're a feature. Words processed in a facility that contains nuts. |
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