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E Willson
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> Hank Wirtz wrote:
Just wondering...Who won the lawsuit?
EJ in NJ
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>>Any Francophiles out there have advice?
>>
>>I want to put a taller stem (Nitto Technomic) on my old Peugeot, and I'm
>>wondering which is preferable: having the steerer tube reamed out from
>>22.0mm to 22.2, or sand the stem down?
>
>
> Don't do it! I was involved in a lawsuit about a steerer that was
> reamed that .2mm, and then broke. Live with the fit. Perhaps have a
> frame maker like mark Nobilette make you a custom stem, of steel, with
> a 22mm quill.
>
>
>>The advantage of reaming is that I could swap stems later without having to
>>deal with it ever again. The stem would still be usable on an English-
>>thread bike, too. The downside is that the steerer tube is already thinner
>>than an English one (1.5mm walls, as opposed to 1.6mm) and reaming would
>>take it down to 1.4mm walls. Would that be unsafe?
>>
>>The advantage of sanding the stem is that I have much more material to work
>>with, and it should be more sound structurally.
>>
>>Anybody done this and have an opinion? TIA-
>>
>>-Hank
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>
> Hank Wirtz wrote:
Just wondering...Who won the lawsuit?
EJ in NJ
>
>>Any Francophiles out there have advice?
>>
>>I want to put a taller stem (Nitto Technomic) on my old Peugeot, and I'm
>>wondering which is preferable: having the steerer tube reamed out from
>>22.0mm to 22.2, or sand the stem down?
>
>
> Don't do it! I was involved in a lawsuit about a steerer that was
> reamed that .2mm, and then broke. Live with the fit. Perhaps have a
> frame maker like mark Nobilette make you a custom stem, of steel, with
> a 22mm quill.
>
>
>>The advantage of reaming is that I could swap stems later without having to
>>deal with it ever again. The stem would still be usable on an English-
>>thread bike, too. The downside is that the steerer tube is already thinner
>>than an English one (1.5mm walls, as opposed to 1.6mm) and reaming would
>>take it down to 1.4mm walls. Would that be unsafe?
>>
>>The advantage of sanding the stem is that I have much more material to work
>>with, and it should be more sound structurally.
>>
>>Anybody done this and have an opinion? TIA-
>>
>>-Hank
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