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Old 07-30-13 | 07:56 AM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

Originally Posted by Retro Grouch

You need a Nitto Technomic stem. It'll fit your 1" threaded headset, it comes in a variety of reach lengths and it has a significantly longer shank than what comes stock on most bikes. It's also nicely finished. When you're selecting the reach length keep in mind that, as the handlebar moves upward, it also moves closer to your torso.
All good advice IF the OEM stem is really 1". If it's French, all bets are off.

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