24.0 clamp on 23.8 bar?
05-13-10, 06:07 PM
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24.0 clamp on 23.8 bar?
I plan on purchasing the Soma Urban Pursuit hand bars and saw that the bar diameter is 23.8 mm and I'm having trouble finding cross top levers for 23.8. Will a 24.0mm cross lever fit?
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Here's the handlebar:
https://store.somafab.com/sourpubar.html
Thanks!
Here's the handlebar:
https://store.somafab.com/sourpubar.html
05-13-10, 08:12 PM
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Thanks for the reply!
05-13-10, 11:50 PM
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23.8mm is the standard width for road handlebars. I can [almost] guarantee those cross levers are really 23.8mm, but they decided to round up the number, which only confuses folks.
05-14-10, 07:01 AM
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Sort of like front derailleur clamps being listed as 34.9 mm or 35 mm and folks not realizing they are the same thing. However, sometimes 0.2 mm does make a difference as in seatpost sizing.
05-14-10, 07:18 AM
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Well, actually by the time you get to circumference the difference is a bit over .6 mm but I still believe you will be OK in this case, and agree the 24.0 is probably a case of rounding (23.8 is the standard diameter). Why don't you just ask the supplier of the bars?
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24.0 and 23.8 are commonly used to describe the same handlebar diameter, for where the shifters and brake levers fit. Interruptor levers are available for 23.8/24.0. Sometimes 26.0 and 31.8 levers can be used with a shim to 24.0. The Salsa levers are like that. Tektro makes interruptor levers in all 3 sizes.
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24.0 and 23.8 are commonly used to describe the same handlebar diameter, for where the shifters and brake levers fit. Interruptor levers are available for 23.8/24.0. Sometimes 26.0 and 31.8 levers can be used with a shim to 24.0. The Salsa levers are like that. Tektro makes interruptor levers in all 3 sizes.
