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Old 02-11-11 | 09:29 AM
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threadless stems with old school bars

Have a fantastic FSA threadless stem .
Have an equally fantastic set of sunlite northroad bars
The SS bike frame and fork (hey..$40 for a factual SS/Fixed frame and fork in cro-mo!)are set up with the 1/18" threadless steerer tube.
The stem is 31.8
The Bars are 25.4
Someone out there make a step down adaptor or a stem for such applications?
Suggestions? (Yes, I am keeping the frame and fork, yes I would very much like to use northroad style bars inverted)
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Old 02-11-11 | 09:36 AM
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Nitto among others make shims you can place between your bars and stem. I've used them successfully to use 26.0 bars with a 31.8 stem.
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Old 02-11-11 | 09:41 AM
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You could prolly find some sheet metal and just cut your own for free. My bars are shimmed with some ducting.
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Old 02-11-11 | 09:44 AM
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Found Em!!!!!!!!!!!
Velo Orange makes a threadless to 25.4 stem (chrome no less!)
Not the cheapest but it's made FOR the application vs cobbling togeather and..it's pretty light in weight as well.
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Old 02-11-11 | 09:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Ranger63
Not the cheapest but it's made FOR the application vs cobbling togeather and..it's pretty light in weight as well.
*cough*
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Many, many (many, many) threadless stems have a 25.4 clamp. They also commonly come in 26.0.

All 31.8 stems (probably) are threadless; not all threadless stems are 31.8.
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Old 02-11-11 | 10:46 AM
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It's likely that your LBS will have a shim (Nitto or not) for three or four dollars.
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I have 2 or 3 silver threadless stem that are 25.4 in my parts bin. PM me if you are interested.
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