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I'm changing the cockpit on my French track bike because my Philippe stem is supposed to be one of the infamous death stems (I've been using the bike with it for years without problem and without knowing about this...)
French stems being 22mm diameter and not 22.2mm a bit of sanding is needed, I've done it before it's not that hard to do... It was always with alloy stems though...
Assuming I manage to do the same with a steel stem (i.e. an Elypse for instance, i appreciate this might be tricky...), the percentage of material removed in terms of thickness would be more than for an alloy stem... Would that dangerously compromise the structural integrity of the stem?
Thanks!
[Edit] Sheldon Brown only advise against doing this because removal of the chrome plating would make it rust, but if I seal it with kurust and considering it's a track bike, that's probably ok... I think I'll give it a go...