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Old 10-27-09, 04:11 PM
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Originally Posted by jgjulio
Will a handlebar that is 31.8 fit on a stem that has had a 26mm handlebar on it?
The 26 clamping area of the handlebars is about 1 in (1.014) diameter. The 31.8 is about 1 1/4 inch (1.240).......Stay with the clamp and handlebar as they are engineed to one another.

If you try to fit a big bar on a small stem, the stem bolts might not be long enough. If you try to fit a 31 stem on a 26 bar, that would be like wearing a real big diamond ring on a skinny finger. Too loose ans you're gonna lose it!

Breaking yor face to save a few bucks? Don't do it!

In your case, the stem's inside radius diameter of the clamping area will be too small to fit around the bigger radius of the oversized bars.


A 31 bar trying to fit into a 26 stem, nope aint happenin'!!! Like a size 40 Clyde trying to fit into size 28 501 button up Levis!


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