Originally Posted by brokenrobot
Lots of old American bikes (a lot of schwinns, for example) used the .833 diameter; you should have no problem finding a longer stem in that size if you've got good co-ops and used bike shops around. But the previous posters are right - if you need 10cm of setback in your seatpost, you'll never get that frame to fit properly.
well.. I figure I either need 10 cm in the stem, or the seatpost. Via bikes has a great selection of older stuff, ill try them tomorrow. I got my current stem at our co-op, but it was like one of 2 that fit... and the other one wasnt much longer.