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Dexter
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I stuck some 2.3inch Maxxis DTH on the Diamondback and I have to say it looks quite cool, they will definitely come up quite a bit less than 2.3 inch but I didn't measure them.
I picked up this cool Salsa stem to run on it. Went ahead and removed the old stem, slid the Salsa one in and hang on, it's too narrow. Measured it and it's less than 1 inch? I was not aware that quill stems came in less than 1 inch? Is this some kind of road and MTB definition of "1" inch?
Was also planning on removing the cantis because I would no longer have the hanger in the stem but then I realised the shifters and brake levers are combined and I planned to leave the drivetrain as is because it works fine. So it's kind of back to the drawing board. The reach is way too long with these crazy old school MTB stems, tried these Thorn bars but it's too high up and looks lame, most importantly.