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bhanl0n
08-22-11, 05:36 PM
Quick n00b question..

I need a stem and trying to figure out..

which size of this:
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=31296&category=887

Will fit on this:
http://bikesdirect.com/products/mercier/kilott_wt.htm

Thanks

HillRider
08-22-11, 06:24 PM
No it won't. The stem you show has a 31.8 mm diameter handlebar clamp and the bike has a 26.0 mm handlebar center diameter. You need a 26.0 stem or 31.8 mm handlebars.
aggiegrads
08-22-11, 07:44 PM
You need a 26.0 stem or 31.8 mm handlebars.
Or one of these (http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=7414&category=1740), but it is a pretty ghetto solution. Best to get a new stem that matches your handlebar diameter - 26.0mm

fietsbob
08-22-11, 08:24 PM
31.8, stem, and you got shims to reduce to use either 26" or 25.4" bars..

not ghetto at all, child ..
HillRider
08-22-11, 09:01 PM
31.8, stem, and you got shims to reduce to use either 26" or 25.4" bars..

not ghetto at all, child ..
Those shims will be 2.9 mm thick to use a 26.0 mm bar. That's pretty ghetto and likely to be creaky.
ultraman6970
08-22-11, 10:09 PM
Isnt better just get the stem that works with that handlebar and forget the one u picked? 3t has the 4xl that comes with a 26 mm clamp in it. And is not expensive.