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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: motomagII on April 26, 2009, 05:01 PM

Title: stem issues
Post by: motomagII on April 26, 2009, 05:01 PM

got new stem yesterday and tried fitting today .basically its 11/8 ahead style but my bars are too small for it its about 3mm too big once clamped up for the bars can u get adaptor/shim for these?
didnt even know there wasmore than one bar size i checked 4 pairs bars and they are all the same

Title: Re: stem issues
Post by: JT71 on April 26, 2009, 05:03 PM

are you using new school bars?

I never knew there was a difference in bar diameter at the stem tube, should the the stem have a shim? don't see what the point would be though.

what stem is it?

not an MTb stem is it? not that I thought MTb bars were fatter either, but just an idea.

Title: Re: stem issues
Post by: buzzlightyear05 on April 26, 2009, 05:04 PM

some mountain bike stems come with a shim to fit bmx bars i belive. What stem you using?

Title: Re: stem issues
Post by: lodge on April 26, 2009, 05:28 PM

What stem is it, sounds like it must be a MTB stem as they come in different sizes.

Title: Re: stem issues
Post by: JT71 on April 26, 2009, 05:38 PM

there's a shim for mtb stem to bmx bars

added link to one in the wanted thread.

Title: Re: stem issues
Post by: motomagII on April 27, 2009, 05:37 AM

its brand new snafu stem looks like bmx one and as advertised as bmx on ebay too

Title: Re: stem issues
Post by: pickle on April 27, 2009, 07:37 AM

post a piccy up Greg.....sounds like it could be a Downhill MTB stem which would be for 'oversized' bars  :daumenhoch: