Raising handlebars
01-18-11 | 02:53 PM
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Raising handlebars
Hi,
My beater bike has a really large saddle to bar drop, I want to raise the bars up a bit without spending much money. The problem is that it is a quill stem and even at the highest setting it is still way too low.
Are those quill stem extenders any good?
Thanks
Daven
My beater bike has a really large saddle to bar drop, I want to raise the bars up a bit without spending much money. The problem is that it is a quill stem and even at the highest setting it is still way too low.
Are those quill stem extenders any good?
Thanks
Daven
01-18-11 | 03:11 PM
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The Nitto Technomic stem comes in a very long version. Another alternaive would be one of the adjustable angle quill stems. Set the fore part up to around a 60 degree upward angle and then fine tune it with the insertion depth. Or an extra long quill to threadless stem adapter and a suitable mountain bike rise angle stem. This last bit means buying two parts instead of one. And Nitto stuff isn't all that cheap so an adjustable angle longer quill stem might end up being the best way to go.
01-19-11 | 11:05 AM
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niagara has some 200-250 mm length stems ~$16
https://www.niagaracycle.com/index.ph...sort=3a&page=5
if you buy a small item, they will usps it reasonably
https://www.niagaracycle.com/index.ph...sort=3a&page=5
if you buy a small item, they will usps it reasonably
01-19-11 | 01:30 PM
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Tubular stem raisers work, steel tube rolled down at the bottom,
so its OD fits in the fork, a wedge bolt tightens it in there.
and the top has an ID to accept your existing quill stem in the upper section.
IE double diameters, on the tube ... Outside on the bottom = inside on the top.
in 22.2mm, aka 7/8" and .833" and 9/8" type.
Most distributors have them in their stocklist.
they are shown as #SM248, towards the bottom of this page: https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/stems/index.html
available, I expect on request, from UK shops.
so its OD fits in the fork, a wedge bolt tightens it in there.
and the top has an ID to accept your existing quill stem in the upper section.
IE double diameters, on the tube ... Outside on the bottom = inside on the top.
in 22.2mm, aka 7/8" and .833" and 9/8" type.
Most distributors have them in their stocklist.
they are shown as #SM248, towards the bottom of this page: https://sheldonbrown.com/harris/stems/index.html
available, I expect on request, from UK shops.
Last edited by fietsbob; 01-19-11 at 01:36 PM.
01-19-11 | 04:12 PM
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https://www.amazon.com/Cromoly-Quill-.../dp/B000XNZUIQ
I've used this on a conversion. They're fairly robust. Perhaps the UK iteration of Amazon carries them
I've used this on a conversion. They're fairly robust. Perhaps the UK iteration of Amazon carries them
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