Originally Posted by
john903
Hello there, so I am looking at getting a Nitto tallex quill stem in 120. I have heard that they measure them differently. I have always measure from the center of the quill bolt to the center of the bars. I measure a friends who said it was a 120 I measured at 115. So what is everyone's consensus. If I need a 120 Nitto should I actually get a 130?
I'm not sure if I understand how you and/or your friend measured the stems. But I can tell you how my stems measure and how I measured them.
I have two Nitto stems, a 90 and a 100.
When I measure along the top of the stem from the center of the bolt to the center of the bar, they measure 95 and 105. The way I believe that Nitto measures them is along the midline of the extension from the side - in other words from the middle of the steer tube to the middle of the handlebar as it's actually installed. I hope these photos of the 90mm stem help. It's hard to see from the perspective of the photos but the measurement along the top of the stem from the center of the bolt does hit 95mm right in the middle of the handlebar clamp, while the measurement along the side from the center of the (what's it called?, the shaft?) to the center of the handlebar clamp does measure 90mm.
This method is 95mm
This method is 90mm
