Really Old Giant Iguana
01-05-06, 12:40 PM
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Really Old Giant Iguana
I have a really old Giant Iguana (circa 1989) with a fixed fork and hardtail. I love this bike it has been really good to me over the years I have logged thousoands of mile on it, and it is in pretty good shape. Now to the point, I am in the process of rebuilding it as a road bike during this process I would like to replace the stem with a new threadless model, bearing in mind that this bike does not have a threadless fork, do threadless stem adapters like the ones sold by Nashbar or Profile Designs work well, and does anyone know whether I need a 1" or a 1 1/8" one? I know this sounds like an odd question but I am not even sure where to measure this at.
Thanks for Any Help in Advance
Tad
Thanks for Any Help in Advance
Tad
01-05-06, 01:24 PM
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Out of curiousity, why do you want to replace it with a threadless?
And, yea, the adapters work well in my experience.
And, yea, the adapters work well in my experience.
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01-05-06, 01:52 PM
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Well earlier I was thinking that it was the only way to get a longer stem, and I was going on the word of my lbs that finding components to fit would be really diffcult, but having looked a bit harder today I may stay with the quill style stem and just replace it, but I will still need to know what size? Also now I am looking at forks which seem to be even more confusing.
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Well, I'm a quill stem user still, and I have plenty of sources for them that I can pass along.
As far as the measurement, it is the outside diamter of the steerer tube. The OD as we call it. If it's 1", then it's a one inch steere and has an ID of 22.2mm, and if it measures 1-1/8" then it's an inch and an eighth steerer and has an ID of 25.4mm. Calipers can be handy, but not absolutely necessary.
As far as the measurement, it is the outside diamter of the steerer tube. The OD as we call it. If it's 1", then it's a one inch steere and has an ID of 22.2mm, and if it measures 1-1/8" then it's an inch and an eighth steerer and has an ID of 25.4mm. Calipers can be handy, but not absolutely necessary.
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The 1990 Giant Rincon I have has a 1", but measure to be sure.
Do what you like, but a good old Nitto quill stem would be a lot nicer than any threadless stem I've ever seen. But if you have a 1 1/8" steerer and want a stem that fits 26.0 road handlebars, you may have to go with the adapter and threadless stem. I have not been able to find anywhere a 1 1/8" quill stem that fits 26.0 handlebars.
Do what you like, but a good old Nitto quill stem would be a lot nicer than any threadless stem I've ever seen. But if you have a 1 1/8" steerer and want a stem that fits 26.0 road handlebars, you may have to go with the adapter and threadless stem. I have not been able to find anywhere a 1 1/8" quill stem that fits 26.0 handlebars.
