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02-12-08, 07:14 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by dobber

Don't confuse the 1 1/8" threadless stem with a quill stem for a 1 1/8" steerer. Two different beasts.

A 1 1/8" quill stem has an outside diameter of 25.4mm (1"), it fits inside the steerer with will measure 1 1/8" on the outside. If this is what you have then your bike is a candidate for replacing the current setup with a threadless 1 1/8" setup.

AASHTA (http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/stems/1-1-8-quill.html)

Thanks a million for pointing that out and for the ref. to the link. Once again...Sheldon's site has exactly the info I was looking for. He sure will be missed.

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