Originally Posted by
southpier
since this thread came up in my search, i'll tag on to it.
i just measured my Raleigh (1983 super record mixte) stem and got .860" / 55/64" for stem diameter. used a carbon infused General brand dial caliper.
internet conversion table tells me it's 21.844 mm.
anyone suggest a short reach stem to fit this steertube
anyone suggest a dropped randonneur bar around 17" to fit it?
thanks
Something is screwy there. Old Schwinns and Ross bikes had 0.833" stems, which is 21.15mm or so. Old french bike had 22.0mm. The Raleigh should have the standard 22.2mm.
Try to stuff a standard 22.2mm stem in there and see if it fits.