I think Rivendell sells nice bar shims just for our purposes.
Mark Cutrufelli Laurel,MD
-----Original Message----- From: classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org [mailto:classicrendezvous-bounces@bikelist.org] On Behalf Of Amir Avitzur Sent: Monday, May 17, 2004 12:53 PM To: HM & SS Sachs; classicrendezvous@bikelist.org Subject: Re: [CR]An easy-to-use shimstock for bars and French frames &c
Harvey just outed himself ... only hillbillies drink canned beer.
Amir Avitzur in Ramat-Gan, Israel where you get a 25 agurot refund on bottles (and a much "cleaner" buzz)
> Like all but the purest of the pure, I occasionally wind up with an
> overpowering urge to use some 25.4 bars with a 26.0 stem, or find
> myself trying to hang a Cyclone front derailleur on a metric 531
> downtube (Gitane TdF Pro). I used to regularly slice myself making
> and installing "Coors" shims: beer can stock. Now I've found a Better
> Way: PLASTIC. The plastic stock that was used for overhead projection
> slides ("viewgraphs," etc) is a nice thickness and often works well.
> Also found as report cover stock. Since it is clear, it is much less
> conspicuous than metal shims if you want to avoid nicking the
> handlebar by trimming (for example). Of course, we only do this for
> "riders," and we cinch things down right good, and we would never,
> ever, consider showing such a rank amateurish thing at Cirque, but it
> doesn't seem immoral and it has worked for years for me on one bike.
>
> Of course, your mileage may vary.
>
> harvey sachs
> mcLean va