Originally Posted by
cudak888
Finding this combo with a 26.0mm clamp may be the biggest difficulty - shortening the stem isn't.
If you have access to an angle grinder and tabletop belt sander, you can cut down most stems and fine-tune the angle of the cut until it is perfectly parallel with the angle of the wedge.
At worst, you'll probably have to get a shorter binder bolt from McMaster Carr (which, if properly chosen, will be equally as strong as the stock bolt provided with the stem - if not better).
-Kurt
Thanks, Kurt. I appreciate the confidence in my mechanical ability, unwarranted as it may be. If I pick up a tool, there’s a 50 percent chance it’s going to end up in my eye.
