Anine Posted March 17, 2012 Posted March 17, 2012 Hi All I bought new handlebars which is much thicker in diameter than my old set. Unfortunately, I found out (after I wrestled the grips off!) that this means the screws which clamps the stem onto handlebar is much too short. I'm talking a good 2-3cm too short. The stem is an older 40mm scott which has 4 hex-type screws. Can I get longer screws somewhere?
deanbean Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 Not a good Idea.Rather buy a compatible stem. You will be exerting a crushing force on the handlebar and more than likely cause it to fail.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted March 18, 2012 Posted March 18, 2012 What deanbean said. Either take the bars back and get a replacement set, or get a new stem. They're 2 different size standards and are not to be interchanged.
The Drongo Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Hi All I bought new handlebars which is much thicker in diameter than my old set. Unfortunately, I found out (after I wrestled the grips off!) that this means the screws which clamps the stem onto handlebar is much too short. I'm talking a good 2-3cm too short. The stem is an older 40mm scott which has 4 hex-type screws. Can I get longer screws somewhere? Need a hammer to put them back in chap?
Sharkie 2 Posted March 19, 2012 Posted March 19, 2012 Non oversized stem with an oversized stem won't work as they all indicated
Anine Posted March 19, 2012 Author Posted March 19, 2012 Thanx everybody. I'll go hunt for a new stem
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