Originally Posted by
79pmooney
TiCycles makes their stems only in 1-1/8" and provides shims to suit the bars to be used. Beautifully machined but just simple aluminum, no patterns. I've had zero issues in 10,000 miles of so. Granted I'm no Charles Atlas and these are drop bars but TiCycles has been around nearly 3 decades and has seen everything.
F&R cycles supplied both the 4 bolt stem and the shims
I just opened the package. It’s either or. Either the shims or the stem can go on the bike, but the stem would force me to convert from cantilever to vee brakes.