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Jay75
A bit of handlebar/stem tech question here.
I am thinking about putting some nice and big klunker handlebars on an old MTB. The usual suspects (velo orange, surly etc) are currently quite hard to obtain for me without paying import tax and frankly they are over budget for this build.
There are quite a few readily and cheaply available motorbike handlebars though. They have the looks. Most probably they are quite heavy. They have a clamping diameter of 22.2mm so a BMX stem should work.
What I am worried about is that these motorbike bars expect a different kind of stem which clamps in two spots and that's also where the surface is "roughed" up for more grip in the stem. With a BMX stem I would clamp down on a smooth area. Is that going to work or will it slip with applied weight?