[RBW] Re: How to shim a 1 1/4" threaded steerer for a 1" quill stem

2010-12-26 Thread Paul Yeoh
Hey Gernot, The guy who built our ad trailer did some pretty good work for (what seems v cheap) to me. He can work off drawings. Let me know if you want me to bring you there. Paul On Dec 25, 11:02 pm, Earl Grey wrote: > Thanks, Jim, I was thinking about that option, as well. Probably could >

[RBW] Re: How to shim a 1 1/4" threaded steerer for a 1" quill stem

2010-12-25 Thread Earl Grey
Thanks, Jim, I was thinking about that option, as well. Probably could have that made fairly cheaply here... Cheers, Gernot On Dec 25, 3:24 am, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > I have a 1-1/4" threaded steerer on my Santana tandem. A local bicycle > machinist guy made me a tall quill, dia

[RBW] Re: How to shim a 1 1/4" threaded steerer for a 1" quill stem

2010-12-24 Thread Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery
I have a 1-1/4" threaded steerer on my Santana tandem. A local bicycle machinist guy made me a tall quill, diameter 1-1/8" that fits perfectly into the steerer and fastens with the usual wedge/bolt mechanism. Any 1-1/8" threadless type stem will clamp onto this quill, which makes for a stem with

[RBW] Re: How to shim a 1 1/4" threaded steerer for a 1" quill stem

2010-12-24 Thread Michael_S
I have an old set of the Problem solver press in sleeves if you want them. Let me know. ~Mike~ On Dec 24, 10:46 am, William wrote: > The only one I have personally used is a Devolution headset or > similar.  That probably gets prohibitively expensive since that is a > headset plus a fork to tak

[RBW] Re: How to shim a 1 1/4" threaded steerer for a 1" quill stem

2010-12-24 Thread William
The only one I have personally used is a Devolution headset or similar. That probably gets prohibitively expensive since that is a headset plus a fork to take the stem that you want. I didn't suggest it in your earlier threads since that seems way to much to spend on a frame that's too small. Th