Re: [CR]FS: Bar/Stem/Lever sets

(Example: Production Builders:Frejus)

Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2007 11:38:08 -0700
From: "Kurt Sperry" <haxixe@gmail.com>
To: "putter2451@aol.com" <putter2451@aol.com>
Subject: Re: [CR]FS: Bar/Stem/Lever sets
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On 8/12/07, putter2451@aol.com <putter2451@aol.com> wrote:
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> 1) Cinelli Giro D'Italia 64/40 with Cinelli quill stem, 75mm / 22.2/
> 22.0, Levers.
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> This setup has a pair of Campy Record NR levers with recent cloth red
> tape. In
> 1973 this was set for use with a LeJeune CM. That required sanding the
> quill (below the headset line) to 22.0. It works with 22.2 (non-Frenc
> h) forks and headsets; the sanding is hidden when installed on any bike.

Question: If a 22.2 quill stem sanded to fit a French steerer works fine in a 22.2 steerer (and I don't doubt it does), why did they make separate 22 and 22.2 models?

Kurt Sperry
Bellingham WA
USA