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Old 04-27-11 | 12:58 PM
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Can I shim this?
Hi,

I have a quill stem and the bars are about 25.7/25.8mm at the clamp point, I want to fit some 25.4mm flat bars into the stem.

Would it be ok to shim this?

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Old 04-27-11 | 01:02 PM
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Old 04-27-11 | 01:40 PM
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Yes, but far far safer to get the correct parts
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Old 04-27-11 | 02:10 PM
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Properly shimmed (0.2 mm shim wrapped around the bar) safety should not be an issue but noise might be. Sleeved bars tend to creak and these might too.
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