FWIW, from many years of doing so, I'll second the suggestion (not a promise or recommendation - disclaimer and all that) that 25.4 stems CAN work ok with 26.0 bars. But the only ones Ive had scuccess with are high-end steel stems with a single bolt clamp. They tend to have thinner steel that can bend and conform to the larger diameter bars. Especially the Salsa ones, but also the Ritchey Force ones being discussed here. I don't want to discourage you from trying - and it's a relatively cheap experiment - but I'm less certain it'll work with a removable faceplate construction. Less of the material around the clamp circumference is un-restrained and free to flex. It might work BETTER - I just don’t know. Tighten slowly and methodically, and watch to make sure that it's the steel stem that gets deformed, and not the aluminum handlebar. I know it's not your current plan, but don't pry open a forged aluminum stem to fit a bigger bar. Lastly, the safe option is still a 31.8 faceplater stem with a 26.0 shim. I get it if you want to try a 26.0 stem first though. Just please let us know how it works out. On Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 4:37:59 PM UTC-6 Chris K wrote:
> Again, thanks much for all the replies and info. I think I'll get the 135 > Faceplater. The reason for getting the Nitto Riv version instead of one of > these awesome Ritchie's is I need the extra height. > > FWIW, Ron says a 25.4 clamp works with the 26.0 bar if you pry it open > just a touch to fit it in. Bit of a hack I suppose, but I'm gonna give it a > shot. > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 3:27 PM Brian McDermott <brianmark...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> >> I went from Billies to orthos on my Appaloosa, had to go from a 120 to >> 130 for the extra sweep. Finding a suitable 26.0 stem was a challenge, >> ended up with a Miyata pantographed stem from eBay. >> On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 10:03:24 AM UTC-7 Chris K wrote: >> >>> Hey all, I've got some Ortho Bars in my cart and looking for stem advice >>> from those who use this bar. Obv there are multiple fit and frame factors >>> that play into something like this, but curious what people are generally >>> going with. Here are the options I'm deciding between: >>> >>> - Faceplater 110mm >>> - Faceplater 135mm >>> - Tallux 12cm >>> >>> Will the 110 Faceplater be too short? >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/jb9Wk8SvPTU/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7d92b563-9594-4504-8e0d-77722a7fa31en%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7d92b563-9594-4504-8e0d-77722a7fa31en%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6ebf3cfb-62ea-4ac6-9f64-71233768a4f4n%40googlegroups.com.
