Sheldon: My experience is same as Rene's. My work around was using only one piece if the Nitto shim. While mechanically this may be incorrect, it's been in there for a few years with no problem. Bob's suggestion of brass shim stock is better. The Nitto stuff is I think stainless steel.
If you are planning to disassemble the bike for shipping, it's a lot easier to remove a quill stem. That leaves your handlebar set-up as-is. Just wrap a bit of tape around the stem at the headset & the re-install is simple. dougP On Monday, May 29, 2017 at 8:16:19 AM UTC-7, Sheldon Rothenberg wrote: > > I seek wisdom on the mysteries of shims. I get that shims are a device > that enable one to use different dimensioned handlebars for your bike. Does > using one compromise safety or integrity? Would using one make it harder > for a klutzy non-mechanic to remove handlebars for shipping and reinstall > as in packing a bike for shipment and unpacking for the ride? > > The context is my preparing for an overseas bike camping trip. The > moustache handlebars (handlbar mustache shaped)that are on my Rivendell > All-Rounder are not very compatible with my Ortlieb handlebar bag. In > looking for alternative handlebars that would give more clearance and have > slight drops in-between road and mountain bars, I found different but > suitable bars from two sources. A Nitto model sold by Rivendell would > require a shim. A one sold and made by Velo-Orange would not. In other > words, should I make shim or non-shim a deciding factor or is it irrelevant > in ease of packing and unpacking? > > > Shelley > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
