Nitto (and Kalloy) 25.4mm dirt drop stems have worked fine for me with my 25.4mm Tosco and Albatross bars. On Friday, September 13, 2024 at 2:54:58 PM UTC-7 Garth wrote:
> Nitto Technomic single bolt designs were never intended to use with such > bars, it's just a matter of leverage, a long lever being held by a single > bolt clamp. With 2 or 4 bolt stems you need no friction substances or > heroic torque to get the bars to stay. > On Friday, September 13, 2024 at 11:21:15 AM UTC-4 mcgr...@gmail.com > wrote: > >> I couldn't for the life of me get Ron's Ortho Bars to stop slipping. I >> switched them out for a Choco-moose and never looked back! The -moose bars >> are the perfect swept back system for rough terrain. >> >> On Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 8:54:25 AM UTC-4 Bill S wrote: >> >>> This is probably not recommended, but I had a pair of choco bars that >>> slipped a bit when I first put them on, and ended up using the old soda can >>> shim trick and it's worked like a charm for about 2 years now. >>> >>> On Thursday, September 12, 2024 at 2:33:31 AM UTC-4 ricksteves wrote: >>> >>>> Could always try a 25.4 clamp stem with the 26.0 diameter HBs - the >>>> muscle it takes to get that clamp onto the wider HBs is more than enough >>>> to >>>> keep it in place when riding. >>>> >>>> A faceplater stem is never a bad idea either, since 2 or 4 bolts is >>>> more secure than 1. >>>> >>>> ~ NJD >>>> >>>> On Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at 12:45:45 PM UTC-6 Ethan VanValkenburg >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I just put some swept back handlebars on my bicycle and I am having >>>>> trouble with slipping. The handlebars sweep back 7 inches or so with a >>>>> 26mm >>>>> clamp diameter. My stem is a nitto tallux and I'm switching in an old >>>>> 130mm >>>>> Ritchey stem for more reach, but I'm still worried about the bar >>>>> slipping. >>>>> Is there a good solution for gripping big bars that increase torque at >>>>> the >>>>> stem clamp, especially when riding on gravel/off-road? >>>>> >>>>> I might be able to tighten it more, but I'm worried that going tighter >>>>> will strip or deform the bolt. Do folks ever use thread-locker or some >>>>> adhesive for extra stick? Or do I need a 2-4 bolt faceplate stem for the >>>>> extra gripping strength? >>>>> >>>>> Let me know if you have any tips/tricks/ideas! Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Ethan >>>>> >>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/663af06f-dc19-42de-82b7-b4865561c77fn%40googlegroups.com.
