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Old 05-22-09 | 06:43 PM
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jonathansmith68
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Well I did some measuring and found out some interesting information. The TT on both my Fuji and the IRO are very similar. The stems seem to be the culprit. When I was researching new bikes I must have just failed to think about a difference in size between a threadless stem such as the 100mm that comes with the IRO and the incredibly short quill stem that is currently on the Fuji.

The Fuji's Stem measures at roughly 2.687 inches (or 68.25mm) whereas the IRO's Stem measures in at around 3.937 inches (or 100mm), a difference of 1.25 inches (or 31.75mm).

I then measured the nose to the tops of the Fuji bars and it came in at 19 inches, whereas the IRO came in at 20.5 inches, a difference of 1.5 inches (or 38.1mm). This is pretty darn close to the 1.25 inch difference in the stems, and since my measurments are forming sort of a triangle, I didn't expect these differences to be the same based on the pythagorean theorem.

So turns out I spoke too soon. The TT's on both of the bikes appear to be almost identical. I don't know why I thought the TT on the IRO was "much" longer. I guess the fact that I was stretching more to get to the bars, I just assumed that it was the TT but, as it turns out, it's more the difference in stem sizes. It doesn't sound like much of a difference, but it must be enough for me to notice (plus the differences between the Nitto B111's on the Fuji and the IRO drop bars).

Based on the differences I've calculated, it looks like I want to shoot for either a 60mm (if they even make this size) or a 70mm stem. So this takes me back to my initial question, anyone know of some simple looking (almost identical to the stock IRO) stem that comes in either 60mm or 70mm that'd be a good deal. Like I said I have very little knowledge as to what is good and what is not. Should I try and get a 4-bolt clamp or will 2-bolt be sufficient? The stock IRO is 2-bolt and the bars haven't moved at all that I can tell.

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