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- CommentAuthorRaymond Deluna
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008 edited
i been getting different responses on shimming your handlebars and i have a 26.0 stem and i want to get handlebars that are 25.4 do you think a shim would be good idea? -
- CommentAuthort0dk0n
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
I'm no expert at all, but it seems like those would slip... but then again, my stem has a shim to keep it on the 1" steer tube, and it works perfectly fine... If it's possible, try to look for one with slits on the outer base so it keeps latched inside the stem better... -
- CommentAuthoraliderkrasse
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
shims work fine but look kinda jenky from a purists perspective if you don't mind shim it right and it'll hold -
- CommentAuthorRaymond Deluna
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
ohh okie thanks guys -
- CommentAuthormeatroll
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
nitto makes a shim for 25.4 bars in 26.0 stems.. costs like $10. there are cheaper (free-er) methods, but i haven't tried them so i can't speak to their reliability. -
- CommentAuthorgreg
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
I have a Nitto stem on my bike (road stem and risers) and its been fine. I used to use a Jumex mango soda shim can but that started to wear down and creak over time.. 6 months with the Nitto shim and its been quiet so far. -
- CommentAuthorRaymond Deluna
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
cool thanks! -
- CommentAuthorJoshua A.C. Newman
- CommentTimeOct 27th 2008
Apparently, you can get "shim stock" from auto parts places. You'd want to get .3mm stock, cut it, and wrap it.
I'm experimenting with it myself to get some road bar accessories to work on a flat bar on my Mantis. -
- CommentAuthorRaymond Deluna
- CommentTimeOct 28th 2008
cool thanks im going to try it out also -
- CommentAuthorChouseph
- CommentTimeOct 28th 2008
Shims work fine - a beer can works great, hasn't slipped yet. It's the perfect width to get a 25.4 bar into a 26.0 clamp -
- CommentAuthorRaymond Deluna
- CommentTimeOct 29th 2008
cool thanks i guess ill try it out -
- CommentAuthorfortunekiki
- CommentTimeOct 29th 2008
i use electrical tape and works just fine... -
- CommentAuthoraliderkrasse
- CommentTimeOct 29th 2008
electrical tape will usually wear out quickly (at least that has been my experience) -
- CommentAuthorJoshua A.C. Newman
- CommentTimeOct 29th 2008
Electrical tape will slowly twist. Bad scene.
I just used some flashing to shim some aero bars to mountain bars. It worked great.
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