Shim for 26mm to 26.4mm?

Used the Search, but no joy :-(

Trying to fit 26mm bars into a Cinelli 26.4mm stem - is there a shim that fits?

Thx

beer can, or just tighten the stem 0.4mm isn't much

tin can

argh! murtle, you are quicker than you look.

sometimes buddy :)

beer can, or just tighten the stem 0.4mm isn't much

+1

I used a tin of stella and cut the logo out with scissors, looks mint

i found that if you cut a strip of tin can out then roll it up and put in stem is easier that wrapping it round bar then trying to put bar and shim into stem together.

Would the same thing apply to steel 25mm bars in a 25.4mm stem? I've tried the strip of can and used a long allen key and it just doesn't seem to grip enough...tends to slip about 10 degrees over the course of a week. I couldn't get sufficient grip without the can either. Nice set of bars so would rather keep them...

Cheers

I have installed my Soma drops (26mm) in a new 'old stock' Cinelli XA stem (26.4mm) using a shim I made from plate brass. It's perfect, and due to the 'trial and error' nature of the experiment I now have spare brass in 0.25mm, 0.3mm and 0.4mm.

25.4mm to 25.8mm seatpost shim cut to size

25.8 to 26 is my issue.

Where is a good place to get cuttable metal in varying thickness? eg brass above

What is best for a bodge - tin can, beer can, alumnium foil baking tray? What is the best style for a bodge?

Using a roll of beer can or tin can I have still got slippage. Is it better to do 180 degrees of roll, and fold back on itself as many times of necessary, and do twice, to get two no. u-shape shims as opposed to one shim that goes all around the bars? Is it worth roughening up the material used to minimise slippage?

Generally I'd still like questions above answered.

But my immediate problem is solved. I was trying to shim a 25.8 mm bar to a 26.4 stem - seems fine with no shim now I have used a 26.0mm stem.

I need to have a strong word with the sneaky old geezer at Ripley Jumble who flogged me a 26.4mm cineli stem in a 26.0mm cinelli stem box.

You can buy brass shim stock on ebay. I made my own 25.4mm to 26mm shim from 0.3mm brass.