Thread: road stem or mountain stem
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Old 09-21-10 | 11:49 PM
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Bikes: 2006 Windsor Dover w/105, 2007 GT Avalanche w/XT, 1995 Trek 820 setup for touring, 201? Yeah single-speed folder, 199? Huffy tandem.

No, it doesn't matter.

However, most road stems now take 26.0mm bars whereas MTB stems use the old 25.4mm (1") standard. 31.8mm (1 1/4", "oversize") bars are becoming more common for both road and MTB and will fit in any stem with 31.8mm handlebar clamp diameter.
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