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08-17-13, 08:38 AM

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Bikes: Mine: Paul Taylor Custom 66cm, Rivendell custom 68cm, '75 Eisentraut Touring 69cm, 68cm track frame of indeterminate origin, '92 Cannondale M500. Ours: '93 Burley Duet tandem XL. Hers: L Mercier Sora thingy

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Quote:

Originally Posted by IthaDan

Don't confuse yourself here- it sounds like the stem on the tandem is for a 1 1/8" threaded headset, while the Nitto stem you bought is for a 1" threaded headset.

I measured the original stem with my caliper measuring thingy and it's exactly 1" whereas the Nitto is exactly 7/8ths.

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