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Old 12-31-08 | 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Spinz@50
I have Nitto Technomic on the bike. I may have a go at it in the shop. I would think with a quality weld and the inernal compression/wedge/cone bolt the lower portion would be plenty strong. Lp
I'd think long and hard about it. You do not want a stem to fail at speed. The results range from unpleasant to downright catastrophic.

Get another, longer stem. You may be right, but it really is not worth risking being wrong.
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