French Nitto Stems

[Eric Norris]

Does anybody know if Nitto offers stems in a size to fit a French steerer?

--Eric N

[Brian Campbell]

No. You can "make" one w/ some sand paper and time. Not that tough.

[Hank]

On Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:28:10 PM UTC-7, Brian Campbell wrote:

No. You can "make" one w/ some sand paper and time. Not that tough.

 

 

 

To elaborate on this technique, roll the sandpaper around the bottom 4 inches or so of the quill, grasp it in your hand, and turn the stem around and around. you need to take 0.1mm of material off the surface, resulting in a 0.2m smaller diameter.

 

That's what I did for my PX-10, with a Technomic Deluxe. Looks great.

[Joe Bunik]

Even better is a bench vice, a couple wood shims and Emory cloth- or,
if you can find it, the abrasive roll-tape used for burnishing copper
pipes found in the plumbing aisle. Get a good wrap on the steerer
(mark/mask where you want the insertion to be) and go to town.

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[RoadieRyan]

Agreed that sandpaper is the easiest way to go just did one myself to
a Pivo stem to replace an "AVA Death stem" (the kind with two
expansion slits) but there are retail options:

http://www.yellowjersey.org/frogstem.html

http://bandlbicycles.com/about/french-stems-22.0-french-bicycle-advice-pg348.htm

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=french+bike+stem