Nitto Risers- stem compatibility...

...just bought some of these, and I assumed they would fit my Thomson Elite stem (both are 25.4), but it the clamping area of the bar seems quite narrow.

Am I restricted to a quill/road type stem with these bars?

Thanks in advance...

the clamp is too narrow for your tompson? what about shims?

...sorry, should have perhaps made myself a bit clearer

Not really a shim issue I don't think...pics may illustrate this better:

...both are 25.4 and the stem grips the bar fine (not fully tightened in the pic btw), but as you can see the stem clamp overhangs the bar clamp area a bit.

Safe to ride?

is that a threadless stem. where did you get that? what mm extension is that?

I am looking for a real nice threadless silver/chrome finish stem. checked the new nitto one(with a twist) on hubjub, but it is only 100mm min. I hate text on stems though, can you get text polished off stems.

It's fine. It is still clamping bulge. The overhang is not in contact with the bar so it does no matter.

get mtb bars designed for wider clamp!

I am looking for a real nice threadless silver/chrome finish stem. checked the new nitto one(with a twist) on hubjub, but it is only 100mm min. I hate text on stems though, can you get text polished off stems.

If the letters are not etched, the answer is yes. The old KORE silver road A-head stems (plenty of them on ebay) can have the letters removed as its just a decal: although the weldings are not pretty, it is just an inexpensive, decent, shinny, and text-free stem for your bike.