MAVIC french 22mm stem in 22.2mm VITUS English steerer tube?

SJLcp
SJLcp Posts: 239
edited August 2008 in Workshop
My stem is NOS and unmarked I have carefully fitted it and see theres a small gap at the top of the h/s - I am scared to tighten it up and go for a ride it if its going to rock and creak because then the stem will become marked.

Does anyone have any experience of whether I will get away with it pls?

Thanks

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  • notsoracy rich
    notsoracy rich Posts: 229
    I have used the Mavic quill stems and I still have a Vitus 979, but I can't recall using the two together.I probably used the Mavic stems in otherBritish and Dutch steel frames with no problem.

    The Vitus aluminium fork has a steel column .

    I've just remembered, I did have a Mavic stem on the Vitus at one stage, because I remember the handlebar clamp breaking so I had to ride home with one hand gripping the stem as tight as possible!

    As I recall ,Sean Kelly rode a Vitus ,possibly with Mavic equipment.

    Istill have a few Mavic bits which I was going to sell to a Scottish gentleman who didn't want to pay for postage ,so they're still in a box!!

    Rich.
  • gundersen
    gundersen Posts: 586
    french and english do not mix - get the right size

    if you really want it to fit you could use the old pro trick (coke cans)
  • SJLcp
    SJLcp Posts: 239
    Thanks Gundersen - cutting out a shim from a can and ramming it in - sounds crude but also sounds like it would work? Is this a viable long term solution or just a bodge?
  • gundersen
    gundersen Posts: 586
    I have used it on handlebars for years - so .......

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