Originally Posted by
Jicafold
Thank you. That's what I was thinking of doing something similar to that to take a little bit of metal off and make it fit. I'm glad to see that worked for you. "Making it fit" has generally worked in other aspects of my life over the years....why not here?
and you could find a Co-Op with a stash of the Pivo French stems around... they trend a bit undersized... and one of the 21.7s here is an old, beat up Pivo stem... many older UO-8 Peugeots used them...
heck... hit up a Peugeot Owners forum on Facebook ... they might have some...
unfortunately, this site doesn't let me sell you one. and that SR stem is a crazy short reach, anyway. like, 35 or 40mm, as a guess... !
i just re-measured it... 21.71mm stem... no signs of sanding or filing on it.
seriously... hit up a bike pack rat or Co-Op near you... look at the french bikes' stems..
sanding off a half Millimeter (.020") will take several hours to do well.... a French 22mm stem would be a MUCH better starting point, i'd think.
they are on Ebay, frequently, if not right now...
PS.. aluminum dust is kinda toxic,,,, too much will cause flu-like symptoms... been there, had that... 105*f temp. and the WORST runs ever... for a week.... !!! so wear a mask, and gloves, ok?
well.. look what i found ... go search... "Vintage Bicycle Stem French Spear Point AVA style New Old Stock for Road Bike"
on Ebay,,,, guess what ... 21.7mm, as witnessed on the seller's caliper... kinda cool looking too!
