cone-type french stem (22.0mm quill) in a standard fork - shims? death?
01-18-08, 12:01 AM
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cone-type french stem (22.0mm quill) in a standard fork - shims? death?
Has anyone here ever used a cone-type 22.0mm-quill stem in a standard steerer tube (22.2mm)? Good, bad, maybe?
To take up room, I'm toying with the idea of gluing a thin beer can shim to the quill of the stem. I can't see any reason why this wouldn't work, so long as I don't botch the job. The shim can be cut down.
I suppose I could try it out, so I'm really looking for experience and reassurance.
To take up room, I'm toying with the idea of gluing a thin beer can shim to the quill of the stem. I can't see any reason why this wouldn't work, so long as I don't botch the job. The shim can be cut down.
I suppose I could try it out, so I'm really looking for experience and reassurance.
01-18-08, 12:33 AM
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yes
no shim or nothin..
i couldn't tell the difference.. the stem got plenty tight enough
(it's the sort of thing that's often over-tightened anyway)
they're only .1mm different
i think if you wanted to shim it you would need something more like a piece of paper
anyway, that was my experience.. others may differ
no shim or nothin..
i couldn't tell the difference.. the stem got plenty tight enough
(it's the sort of thing that's often over-tightened anyway)
they're only .1mm different
i think if you wanted to shim it you would need something more like a piece of paper
anyway, that was my experience.. others may differ
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If it was an offset wedge I'd say no problem without shimming
Cone type = put it on the swap thread for a correct one
Cone type = put it on the swap thread for a correct one
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01-18-08, 09:04 AM
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Making it fit 'tight' and riding it for 10,000 miles without your jaw breaking on the pavement when the stem fractures are two different things....
Get a 22.2 stem and sell the French one - plenty of French bikes out ther missing these.
Get a 22.2 stem and sell the French one - plenty of French bikes out ther missing these.
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Even without a shim it will hold just fine without slipping down. However, it will probably be a bit wobbly at the top lock nut. That would be a good place to slip in a thin nylon shim just so it doesn't rock annoyingly.
Years ago, I rode with a French stem which someone had stuck on a Raleigh for a couple years before I even thought to measure the diameter to determine why it "seemed" like such a loose fit.
DOH!
Years ago, I rode with a French stem which someone had stuck on a Raleigh for a couple years before I even thought to measure the diameter to determine why it "seemed" like such a loose fit.
DOH!
