Thread: old school stem with new carbon bar
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Old 04-17-09, 05:24 AM
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Why not go with a bar like this one:
http://www.cambriabike.com/shopexd.a...ROAD+HANDLEBAR

As long as the clamp diameters work you won't have to worry about small scratches sliding it into a quill stem.

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plus the aluminum bar is about $200 cheaper.

There's a whole slew of traditional quill stem options that would look nice on that bike:
http://sheldonbrown.com/harris/stems/index.html

There is this one if you want some rise in a quill style stem:
http://harriscyclery.net/page.cfm?Pa...ils&sku=SM4080

Removable bar clamps are nice and convenient, but IMHO none of them beat the elegance of a clean quill stem.
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