Originally Posted by
auchencrow
dbakl - I know that (some) French steerer tubes will accept the larger diameter and I don't doubt that 3T made some French stems, but I can't imagine the OP's 22.2 stem is one of them.
I don't know, but the 3ttt stem in my Le Champion came with it and bike seems original. I rebuilt it and I certainly didn't have to hammer in the stem.