Ron from Ron’s bikes does this all the time and apparently designed his Crust Ron’s ortho bar specifically with a 26mm clamp diameter for use in 25.4 stems. It always sounded crazy to me, but he’s a pretty hardcore rider so it seems he’s field tested it. I feel like it would work ok in a tallix type clamp but would be less likely to work in a four bolt faceplate type stem.
On Fri, May 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM Steve <[email protected]> wrote: > Would I be ill advised, foolish or just plain stupid to mount a 26.0 > heat treated aluminum handlebar on a 25.4 Nitto Tallux (forged aluminum) > stem??? > > I did this several decades ago without suffering consequences by > spreading the stem open a bit with a wide flat screwdriver. However, I > hesitate to try it again without seeking the opinion of those who know more > about metallurgy and/or physical engineering than I do. > > Thanks, Steve in AVL > > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/291d0fd1-0d6a-4fbd-ad5e-415e216b4aden%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/291d0fd1-0d6a-4fbd-ad5e-415e216b4aden%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/CADA0aDeL%2Ba1s6yj2a0weZasXe4-G2L2ShAdAL%3DwG2qeNkwB4Jw%40mail.gmail.com.
