silver flat bars...
03-19-06, 10:04 PM
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like, really sloppy
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silver flat bars...
what silver generic or tasteful (oxymoron?) flat bars fit a track stem and where can i get em...?
no i didnt search.. im lazy
no i didnt search.. im lazy
03-19-06, 10:30 PM
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I've got a 25.4 silver flat bar you're welcome to. It's got some ugly-ass graphics on it, but you can probably get rid of 'em.
Still, 25.4, not 26.0.
Still, 25.4, not 26.0.
03-19-06, 10:40 PM
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jim-bob... youre my hero lately.. if my stem is 25.8.. do i want 26? and are most mtn bars 25.4? ive never paid attention to this confusion.
03-19-06, 10:45 PM
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Surly Torsion bar:
Maybe not flat enough. But it's made by Nitto, and it's 666mm wide!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!
EDIT: I can't seem to be able to find a clamp diameter. But this seems to suggest 25.4mm. *shrug*
Maybe not flat enough. But it's made by Nitto, and it's 666mm wide!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA!!!
EDIT: I can't seem to be able to find a clamp diameter. But this seems to suggest 25.4mm. *shrug*
03-19-06, 10:58 PM
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Originally Posted by sloppy robot
jim-bob... youre my hero lately.. if my stem is 25.8.. do i want 26? and are most mtn bars 25.4? ive never paid attention to this confusion.
Also not to be talked about is that 31.8 crap.
03-19-06, 11:19 PM
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i've got some 25.4 risers on a modolo x-eras stem (26.0) and it works. hasn't asploded or slipped or anything, just clamps down a little bit tighter. ghetto ghetto ghetto.
edit - it actually isn't in the x-eras (different bike) but it's still a 26.0 stem. whatever.
edit - it actually isn't in the x-eras (different bike) but it's still a 26.0 stem. whatever.
03-19-06, 11:51 PM
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I've heard that you can cut perfect shims to fit 25.4 bars into a 26.0 stem using a thickness of beer can or two. If you wanna spend money, $5 will get you legit shims from Nitto or whatever to do the same thing without having to add cut-up beer cans to your fancy ride.
03-20-06, 01:22 AM
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As long as you use PBR cans, your ride will still be fancy.
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03-20-06, 01:28 AM
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25.8 is the pretty much the same as 26.0. I think that 26.0 is just more common now but some stems will be listed as 26.0/25.8
03-20-06, 02:40 AM
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From what I remember, 25.8 is a fit-all "between" size stem. I've had several on bike in the past...you'll need a shim for 25.4 bars, and some elbow grease / wd-40 or something' to squeeze 26 bars in. I had to pry my stem apart a little bit for 26es...scary thought but no snapping and dieing problems in a couple years now.
03-20-06, 02:42 AM
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when i bought flat bars i saw a bunch in both sizes. i ended up with some $5 diamondback junks from nashbar... never mounted them.
