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06-05-12 | 11:38 AM
#4001
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
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They will fit. All you need to do is rotate the bars as you go through the stem to accomodate the curves.
06-05-12 | 11:38 AM
#4002
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I'm sure someone will be along soon to tell me I'm an idiot for saying so but if it's an old stem that's most likely been tightened/loosened many times, you may be okay. My beater has 26.0 bars in a 25.4 quill stem and they installed without any trouble at all. If it's a tight fit, you could always file down the inner edges a hair just to smooth them out and keep them from biting into the bars.
06-05-12 | 11:40 AM
#4003
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
One of them new-fangled digital calipers.
06-05-12 | 12:02 PM
#4004
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From: Louisville, KY
Ok, so (as is often the case with people you meet on tha interwebs - and elsewhere) the person who told me that probably didn't know what he was talking about. Not to distressing to my worldview. I shan't go on perpetuating that particular line of bs then.
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06-05-12 | 12:50 PM
#4005
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Besides filing the edges of the clamp area (which I've done to get a set of drop bars into an old-school MTB stem), you can "jack" the opening wider using the bolt and a dime.
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06-05-12 | 12:56 PM
#4006
Thread Starter
Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
Bikes: EAI Bareknuckle
Only if the hole is threaded on both sides of the split. Many are not.
06-05-12 | 12:57 PM
#4007
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Bikes: 1991 Bianchi Eros, 1964 Armstrong, 1988 Diamondback Ascent, 1988 Bianchi Premio, 1987 Bianchi Sport SX, 1980s Raleigh mixte (hers), All-City Space Horse (hers)
Ah, good call.
06-05-12 | 01:10 PM
#4008
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My 3TTT stem has a small allen-head screw under the clamp fot jacking the clamp open. Without it I woudn't have been able to get my bars in place.
06-05-12 | 02:19 PM
#4009
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From: Louisville, KY
I have to say that while threadless stems are uglier, the ability to remove the faceplate to get bars on and off is really nice.
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06-05-12 | 02:22 PM
#4010
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From: Plymouth, MI
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I'm considering picking up a Deda Murex, which is a quill stem with a removable faceplate that isn't the most hideous thing on the planet. I think Origin 8 sells the same stem rebranded.
06-05-12 | 02:47 PM
#4011
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From: Louisville, KY
Huh, I hadn't seen those before. Not a bad idea. I like the location of the removable bit too, so it's not quite so obvious that it's not a normal quill stem.
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06-05-12 | 03:30 PM
#4012
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
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The Origin 8 version is a cheap knockoff that is about as stiff as a wet noodle.
06-05-12 | 04:31 PM
#4013
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Good to know. I probably would have gone with the Deda regardless. Something about that Origin 8 logo makes me unhappy.
06-05-12 | 04:42 PM
#4014
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Your cog is slipping.
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From: Beverly MA
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I feel it too.
06-05-12 | 05:55 PM
#4015
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From: The Bad Woods.
scrod,
whats your inseam measurement? i remember figuring out that the seat tube/stand over measurements of my 55 scrambler was pretty close to the 58 722, and your 722 setup looks pretty much like that of my bike
i just used the fitment calculator in detail this time and it says i should be looking at a 51 frame..
this has me weirded out now, maybe i monged up one of the fields
whats your inseam measurement? i remember figuring out that the seat tube/stand over measurements of my 55 scrambler was pretty close to the 58 722, and your 722 setup looks pretty much like that of my bike
i just used the fitment calculator in detail this time and it says i should be looking at a 51 frame..
this has me weirded out now, maybe i monged up one of the fields
06-05-12 | 05:58 PM
#4016
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: San Jose, CA
Bikes: CAAD 10 4, Dolan DF4, Fuji Track Classic
scrod,
whats your inseam measurement? i remember figuring out that the seat tube/stand over measurements of my 55 scrambler was pretty close to the 58 722, and your 722 setup looks pretty much like that of my bike
i just used the fitment calculator in detail this time and it says i should be looking at a 51 frame..
this has me weirded out now, maybe i monged up one of the fields
whats your inseam measurement? i remember figuring out that the seat tube/stand over measurements of my 55 scrambler was pretty close to the 58 722, and your 722 setup looks pretty much like that of my bike
i just used the fitment calculator in detail this time and it says i should be looking at a 51 frame..
this has me weirded out now, maybe i monged up one of the fields
Also, re-measure yourself.
06-05-12 | 06:01 PM
#4017
:)
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From: San Jose, CA
Bikes: Cannondale CAAD12, Specialized Rockhopper, Norco Fluid FS1
You should be looking at the effective top tube measurements. Thats a lot more important imo
06-05-12 | 06:08 PM
#4018
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scrod,
whats your inseam measurement? i remember figuring out that the seat tube/stand over measurements of my 55 scrambler was pretty close to the 58 722, and your 722 setup looks pretty much like that of my bike
i just used the fitment calculator in detail this time and it says i should be looking at a 51 frame..
this has me weirded out now, maybe i monged up one of the fields
whats your inseam measurement? i remember figuring out that the seat tube/stand over measurements of my 55 scrambler was pretty close to the 58 722, and your 722 setup looks pretty much like that of my bike
i just used the fitment calculator in detail this time and it says i should be looking at a 51 frame..
this has me weirded out now, maybe i monged up one of the fields
06-05-12 | 06:25 PM
#4019
Brown Jersey Winner
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From: The Bad Woods.
measured again, i think the lower half i have measured right but it seems like my top half i did something wrong, since i definitely have a long torso
fit.jpg
cant seem to figure out how to put uploaded images fullsize, oh well
fit.jpg
cant seem to figure out how to put uploaded images fullsize, oh well
06-05-12 | 06:28 PM
#4020
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
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From: San Jose, CA
Bikes: CAAD 10 4, Dolan DF4, Fuji Track Classic
You definitely did something wrong. Try cm too. Make sure to read the instructions completely, and have a friend help you with it.
06-05-12 | 06:31 PM
#4021
Brown Jersey Winner
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From: The Bad Woods.
i cant find a metric tape measure for the life of me even though i know i have one, ill try again tomorrow when the gf is home from work
"babe im gonna stick this thing in my crotch, measure how far from the floor it is" gonna love the look i get from that
"babe im gonna stick this thing in my crotch, measure how far from the floor it is" gonna love the look i get from that
06-05-12 | 06:32 PM
#4022
Fixie Infamous
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measured again, i think the lower half i have measured right but it seems like my top half i did something wrong, since i definitely have a long torso
Attachment 254471
cant seem to figure out how to put uploaded images fullsize, oh well
Attachment 254471
cant seem to figure out how to put uploaded images fullsize, oh well
Its giving you a small top tube, because you told it your arms are tiny.
06-05-12 | 06:34 PM
#4023
Brown Bear, Sqrl Hunter
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From: San Jose, CA
Bikes: CAAD 10 4, Dolan DF4, Fuji Track Classic
06-05-12 | 06:38 PM
#4025
:)
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From: San Jose, CA
Bikes: Cannondale CAAD12, Specialized Rockhopper, Norco Fluid FS1
And your trunk. Im 5'8", and I have a 23.62in trunk.