Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - 1 1/8" shim to 1"?

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cord13
08-21-09, 11:27 AM
I bought a stem from a member here for my kilo. he said it was a 1" but it clearly isn't. is it possible to shim it down to 1" or am i screwed.

1fluffhead
08-21-09, 11:30 AM
Yes you can shim it to go from 1 1/8 to 1.

http://www.jensonusa.com/store/product/ST405Z00-Problem+Solvers+Shim+1+To+1+18+Stem.aspx
Mongoose441
08-21-09, 11:35 AM
I have one(shim) Kicking around Send me your address And you can have it

Fugazi Dave
08-21-09, 11:38 AM
Totally doable. 1" threadless stems are much harder to find. I haven't run one....ever. Shims all the way.
daodedick
08-21-09, 12:42 PM
You're screwed. Shims make things bigger, not smaller. You can make the diameter of your stem with bigger from 1" to 1 1/8" but not the other way around.
tgscordv6
08-21-09, 12:48 PM
You're screwed. Shims make things bigger, not smaller. You can make the diameter of your stem with bigger from 1" to 1 1/8" but not the other way around.

The OP clearly said he wants to shim it to 1" so that it would fit the Kilo fork.
j3ffr3y
08-21-09, 12:49 PM
You're screwed. Shims make things bigger, not smaller. You can make the diameter of your stem with bigger from 1" to 1 1/8" but not the other way around.

you are wrong. shims will make the od of the steerer tube larger. or the id of the stem smaller.
Triple8Sol
08-21-09, 03:01 PM
Any bike shop should carry it. Pretty much all threadless stems are 1-1/8" so you'll always need one.
Scrodzilla
08-21-09, 03:06 PM
You're all wrong. Shims are just a figment of our collective imagination and we're all pretty much screwed.
bike manhattan
08-21-09, 03:30 PM
This is what you want:

http://www.velo-orange.com/stemshim1to118.html
BenReed
08-21-09, 03:48 PM
yes this can be easily solved. Just make sure you buy a good shim, I have a thomson one and it was only 6 bucks.