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@BernardRenault
Quill stems on tight bend bars, little wonder the industry went with ahead stems, I'm absolutely knackered trying to get the shorter stem on. I didn't want to retape the bars so left one side taped. (In the end both sides came off as I didn't want to disconnect the derailleurs. I'm not currently enjoying this after an hour of fighting with this 26mm combo. Watch this space...
Just knocked seven shades out of it with a lump of wood... 2hrs later, and sore hands, now it's on. I'd imagine a vision of hell is fitting quill stems to handlebars with differing manufacturers all day. The stems silver, but it cost me £20 posted. Quill stems now fetch crazy prices. The tapes screwed, but it's been on and off 3 times. Still, happy with the progress. Off for a spin in the morning if the storm passes.
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