Originally Posted by
Scooper
Note that Sheldon's crib sheet linked to in post 4, 2nd row entry, states that 22.2mm clamp diameter is "Obsolete British size for steel handlebars, common on older 3-speeds.
This size was also used for older British steel drop bars."
Think you're reading that wrong...2nd row is:
[TABLE="class: tgrid, width: 808"]
[TR]
[TH]23.8 mm[/TH]
[TH]15/16"[/TH]
[TH]22.2 mm[/TH]
[TH]7/8"[/TH]
[TD]Obsolete
British size for steel handlebars, common on older
3-speeds.
This size was also used for older British steel
drop bars.[/TD]
[/TR]
[/TABLE]
The first column is stem-clamp diameter. Third column is grip area size.