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Steve Sr. wrote:
> Is this small diameter difference likely to cause a problem in real
> life? I am trying to put a high angle (130 degree) stem on my road
> bike to improve the fit and the high angle stems seem to only
> available for Mountain bars.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
Depending on the stem it may either case a bent bolt or bolts that don't
engage enough treads. Both bad ideas. A broken stem/habr connection when
out of the saddle climbing can really hurt. Stems are cheap, get the
proper one. Dental bills are not cheap.
> Is this small diameter difference likely to cause a problem in real
> life? I am trying to put a high angle (130 degree) stem on my road
> bike to improve the fit and the high angle stems seem to only
> available for Mountain bars.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve
Depending on the stem it may either case a bent bolt or bolts that don't
engage enough treads. Both bad ideas. A broken stem/habr connection when
out of the saddle climbing can really hurt. Stems are cheap, get the
proper one. Dental bills are not cheap.