I have a cracked quill stem. I did ask a q on the forum but I realised I was wasting peoples time, and didn't get a reply, should have thought before I posted! I've decided to either use an old one of my mates, or get a new one. I haven't had much joy at the lbs or ebay so thought I'd ask here. Using an old caliper I measured the stem and got these - bar hole 26mm, bit that fits the headset 22mm. I'm assuming these are fairly standard measurements for a 20 (?) year old Italian Somec racing bike. Does anyone have any ideas on the best suppliers for old bits? Preferably in the UK. Using a search engine throws up plenty of suppliers - until I access their sites where they don't stock anything of use to me. I suppose they try to drag people in to sell them something else - why? If you're searching for a specific item you're not likely to buy something totally different.... Rant over, just in case it helps the original stem and bars are 3TTT, and I intend to re-use the bars.
TIA