You could certainly use a 1-1/8 with a shim. I wouldn't worry about a new stem being strong enough , or using a shim on the steering tube. I know it goes being attached to certain ideas and all.... lol... but this is not really a big deal , once you decide what you want the most. I was all set against anything threadless , let alone threadless quill adapters . Then I said ... that's just stupid ... and now I use them . Angst over nothing.
I would leave the current stem alone. Leave the bars alone. Don't force anything, don't modify anything. The parts you need to fit together exist, and they will come to you and all this will seem like dream. Done Already :) On Thursday, February 27, 2014 4:55:52 PM UTC-5, iamkeith wrote: > > Stem is a traditional one-bolt. If this wasn't a mountain bike, I'd > probably at least *try* to stuff the bar in. I think this stem might > actually be better than a modern, forged, removable face-plate design, > because it could conform to the stem kind of like a "band-clamp" - as long > as the bolt aligned. But I'm not willing to try, in this case. If I feel > limited with a flat bar, I'll probably just end up using a newer stem, even > if it's not quite "right." > > Thanks for all the thoughts... AND concerns! > > On Thursday, February 27, 2014 11:42:12 AM UTC-7, Garth wrote: > >> Is the Nitto stem an open face, 2 or 4 bolt design ? If so, you could >> likely use the Alba's without a problem. >> >> If it's not open, surely you can find another stem that can offer the >> same bike position. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
