Stem options

too slow to go

I recently boutght a Raleigh clubman and the stem its just too long for me at 110mm but the problem is the bars are 26.0

I need a stem that is silver, 90mm, 26.0 clamp with 1.1/8 my Google foo is drawing a blank after trawling the big online sites any recommendations?

My other option is to replace the bars aswell and just go for 31.8... I do like the Ritchey classic finishing kit.

Looking for opinions guys, new stem or new bars and stem?

maddog 2

shim up to 31.8mm and the world is your oyster

shim - http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HANDLEBAR-SHI ... 45f7251726

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Handlebar-shi ... 2c71ec5abb

Or just buy a 26.0 stem and accept black?...

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/pro-lt-alloy-re ... 5360436214

Thomson used to do the Elite stem in silver and 26.0, if you can dig one of those up s/hand

or order from the US, if the postage is not daft
http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping ... tegory=630

Mccaria

Maybe worth checking if this is 1 1/8th

http://www.planet-x-bikes.co.uk/i/q/STP ... orged_stem

Edit Just noticed the 26.0 clamp is not available in silver. Apologies

jobless

Nitto at Kinoko cycles, hubjub also used to do them too
26mm clamp, choice of lengths, silver, shim for 1inch steerer too.

choices are very limited other than that.

maddog 2

jobless has it...

http://www.hubjub.co.uk/store/index.php ... tem-detail

displacedaussie

New bars and stem.

too slow to go

Thanks guys, I didn't know about shims... As they say "every day is a school day"

Might just go with the ritchey classic and a shim, thanks for your help.

too slow to go

Just thought i would throw an update out if anyone does a search on a similar topic.... here is a link for threadless stems in 25.4/26.0 x 80-120.

http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/stems/threadless-stems.html