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Old 09-21-17 | 12:28 AM
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I am going to put an adjustable stem on my road bike with straight bars.Should I order the 31.8 or the 25.4? The reason I ask is that it seems like all the cool handle bars in the US are 31.8. Thoughts?
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Old 09-21-17 | 05:33 AM
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31.8 is the mainstream standard. Buy that for the greatest selection.
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Old 09-21-17 | 07:46 AM
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I would pick the bars you want to use, and then buy whatever stem fit that.
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Old 09-21-17 | 11:35 AM
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Get the 31.8, you can always shim is down if you get the smaller size handlebars
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Old 09-21-17 | 11:50 AM
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+1, Even if the bars you find are 1", with a 31.8mm stem there are shims to use them in it..
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Old 09-21-17 | 12:27 PM
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25.4 is dead. The only reason to buy anything 25.4 is if you already have something that size. If starting fresh, go 31.8.
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Old 09-21-17 | 09:14 PM
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Thanks guys. You always have the right advice.
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