Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - I bought the wrong diameter bullhorns on Pricepoint

are they good on returns? or is there anything i can do to have them fit?

the diameter is too small, trying to fit them on my specialized langster

yeah if they are 25.4mm and you are trying to fit it into a 26.0mm stem just order the appropriate shim or go to your lbs and see if they have the shim you need

yeah if they are 25.4mm and you are trying to fit it into a 26.0mm stem just order the appropriate shim or go to your lbs and see if they have the shim you need
they are 26mm and I need 31.8mm :(

I guess they are going back to pricepoint

they are 26mm and I need 31.8mm :(

I guess they are going back to pricepoint

Why? They also make shims for this >>> http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=7414

Or a 26.0 stem (http://www.pricepoint.com/detail/12722-305_SETA64-3-Parts-72-Stems/Sette-Aeon-26.0mm-Road-Stem.htm).

yea i wouldn't shim it that much it often looks rather bad...having the right size is best for both form and function

awesome thread brah

yea i wouldn't shim it that much it often looks rather bad...having the right size is best for both form and function
are shims really that bad?

are shims really that bad?

I have used a 25.4mm to 31.8mm shim for the last 5 years on my track racing bike w/o any problems. Functionally they work fine, but aesthetically they don't. So, it's just a matter of what's important to you.

I have used a 25.4mm to 31.8mm shim for the last 5 years on my track racing bike w/o any problems. Functionally they work fine, but aesthetically they don't. So, it's just a matter of what's important to you.
going with the shims. thanks man. not really a aesthetically type of guy

I have used a 25.4mm to 31.8mm shim for the last 5 years on my track racing bike w/o any problems. Functionally they work fine, but aesthetically they don't. So, it's just a matter of what's important to you.

+1

I used my stainless RB21s (26.0) with a 31.8 Thomson stem for my aerobars using a shim. I used them in 500M and Kilo events pulling on the bars as hard as I possibly could and they didn't budge.

But, if you can find the right stem it will look cleaner.

193301

+1

I used my stainless RB21s (26.0) with a 31.8 Thomson stem for my aerobars using a shim. I used them in 500M and Kilo events pulling on the bars as hard as I possibly could and they didn't budge.

But, if you can find the right stem it will look cleaner.

193301
Cool bike.

Carleton, that bike looks like a F-18 Fighter jet. You obviously are a winner.

Cool bike.

Thanks!


Carleton, that bike looks like a F-18 Fighter jet. You obviously are a winner.

Thanks! But I wasn't as fast as the bike looks.

Must...Train...Harder...

You did that brakeless?

Beer can shim

You did that brakeless?
if you are referring to the track racing bike it is illegal to have a brake on most tracks

Beer can shim

I wouldn't recommend this going from 26 to 31.8.

Yea, have fun cutting up enough pieces of a beer can to get from 26.0 to 31.8.

You did that brakeless?

Yeah. Aerobars are used on the track, too.


if you are referring to the track racing bike it is illegal to have a brake on most tracks

+1

Actually, it's illegal to use brakes on any track.

This is a "kilo" (1 kilometer time trial. One of the most physically demanding events in track cycling) done by one of the best ever. I am not nearly this fast. But, this gives you an idea of the forces involved.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lXeBiFh3484

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=meTomy4M8dw

Tejano does some events using aerobars, too.