quill stem Fix it, repair it, how do I do it, what's the best part to use, and now: how do I get there?

[fatasian]

anyone have some stems laying around not being used?
the one that came with my bike is KILLING me.
i don't have calipers to measure stem diameter, are there different ones?
also, length, as in reach from saddle to bars is the issue.
xoxo[/u]

[langston]

[Rogelio]

[Milx]

[fatasian]

of course my tape measure is standard only. god is laughing as i type.
i think that i only need to loose an inch or so for the cockpit to feel right.
other questions: i the clamp size for the bars a big deal? and i am guessing that i will have to remove at least 1 lever and re-wrap the bars?

roughly 4 7/8" center to center. the tape moved while i was taking the photo.


couldn't tell you what the angle is, but i like what it is.

[joeball]

Yeah it looked like a 120mm or 130mm stem when I looked at it last night. You might try a 100mm or 90mm extension and see if that treats you nice.

[Alex]

I should have a 10cm stem in that size if no one else does.

Note that you have the quill raised reasonably high. To get the bars to the same height you'll need a stem with a bit longer than normal quill, or a stem with a short quill by some rise.

You can laugh at my awful web programming skills while using this calculator to figure out how rise and quill height result in a given stem position:
http://alex.phred.org/stemchart/

alex

[AndrewW]

I have one that's about a 90mm extension and up to a 145mm rise. It's for a 1" threaded headset and has a 25.4mm clamp.

Yours if you want it.

[fatasian]

[Milx]

[fatasian]

[joeball]

[limpyweta]

they just had to make another Jones movie where all the flesh falls off of somebody's head. awshm