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[Closed] are road bike oversize bars the same Diameter as mtb oversize?

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just looking to change the stem on this new Ribble road bike (because i've bought one too big - doh!) and noticed that all the road stems are quoted as 31.7mm but MTB oversize is 31.8mm.

Is this correct?

It just seems a bit odd that they would differ by only 0.1mm


 
Posted : 15/01/2009 7:46 pm
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I thought they were all 31.8


 
Posted : 15/01/2009 7:49 pm
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so did I, but on the Ribble website they are quoted as 31.7mm


 
Posted : 15/01/2009 7:53 pm
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its the same. its just manufacturers putting their slant on measuring.

In roadbike terms 31.7 is 31.8. If you were to measure them, they would be the same.

HTH


 
Posted : 15/01/2009 8:40 pm
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Cheers gents


 
Posted : 15/01/2009 9:05 pm
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As Steve-Austin - some manufacturers round up and some round down.


 
Posted : 15/01/2009 9:09 pm
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It's actually 1.25 inches, which is 31.75mm by my calculations. But they are fully interchangeable.


 
Posted : 16/01/2009 11:37 am
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STW truly is the font of all knowledge


 
Posted : 16/01/2009 1:00 pm