Re: [CR]cinelli stem construction (steel)

Darcy Wrote: """ Can someone fill me in on the construction of Cinelli and other steel stems? I know the tubing is fillet brazed, but I'd like to know about the small tube that the wedge bolt head stops on. Specifically, how long is this piece of material inside the stem; what diameter/thickness is this material? I'm guessing 1/2 inch but I don't have a sample to look at. """

I sez:

I say: Hmm, any pics of the particular stem you are thinking about? In the meantime surf on over to the framebuilders list, here: http://search.bikelist.org/getmsg.asp?Filename=framebuilders.10703.0080.eml for the guy who has most of the quill stem build kits left. I would recommend starting with the standard quill-wedge-cap-bolt package and going from there as that will save you a ton of fab. At the very least, get a few sets from tom to start with so you have some standards to customize off of.

Later

Tarik

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