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Originally Posted by
SingeDebile
I have read how if you want to put a std stem in a french frame you must file it down to fit, what about the other way around? Is the stem too much smaller to safely tighten? Has anyone done this?
Is there a particular reason you want to do that? Just curious 'cause it seems like you could dump the French stem on Fleabay and pick up a standard one for next to nothing. 'Course I hate it when people make "helpful" suggestions like that to me 'cause there is usually a reason that I'm asking and I already thought of the obvious.
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1959 Bottecchia Milano-Sanremo(frame), 1966 Bottecchia Professional (frame), 1971 Bottecchia Professional (frame),
1973 Bottecchia Gran Turismo, 1974 Bottecchia Special, 1977 Bottecchia Special (frame),
1974 Peugeot UO-8, 1988 Panasonic PT-3500, 2002 Bianchi Veloce, 2004 Bianchi Pista