Originally Posted by
eschlwc
^ it's a cool 'gran compe' stem i hadn't seen before. the reach part is thin, angular (triangular) and long. i could tell you a date maybe if i could get the damn thing out.
My Gran Compe stem has the conical expander type wedge and a marked diameter of 22.2. It also has a date code of 79.
The serial number on my touring elite is 11767, which doesn't seem to relate in any way to the year of this frame.