french stems
08-30-06, 09:19 PM
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Sheldon says you can sand down a standard stem to fit:
https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french.html#stems
https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/french.html#stems
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The answer to your question is no. French stems take a smaller diameter handlebar. You'll have to sand a stem with a 26mm clamp diameter. It's no big deal. Both of my French road bikes have Nitto stems. A bench sander speeds up the process, but isn't required.
