Bicycle Mechanics - How to measure Nitto Stem extenson?

Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.



PDA
lungimsam
09-18-12, 04:41 PM
I have a Technomic. From center of bolt head to center of clamp, measures 8.5cm.

They only make 6,7,8,9, etc. cm stems from what I have seen.

What am I doing wrong?

ThermionicScott
09-18-12, 06:18 PM
Are you measuring the center of the clamp perpendicular to the extension, or from the same angle as the quill?
veggie
09-18-12, 07:08 PM
aren't nittos measured funky compared to other stems?

zukahn1
09-18-12, 07:47 PM
If you pull the stem out most Nitto's have the sizing marked on the lower half of the quill yours is likely a 80mm stem since that was the most common size for these.
Marlin
09-19-12, 05:37 AM
Here is a diagram on the Nitto website showing how they measure stems.

http://www16.ocn.ne.jp/~nitto210/stem-measurement.pdf
lungimsam
09-19-12, 01:41 PM
Thanks. That is great. Where did you find that?

I was measuring from the center of the bolt head, along the top of the extension, to the canter of clamp.

I will measure it the way they have it in the picture. Thanks again.