1 1/4" Stem

bell.cameron

bell.cameron

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I have recently bought a new Reign and due to fork problems and multiple f*ckups on the shops part i was promised a new stem. So im looking for a good 50mm or 70mm (pref 50mm) stem with a 1 1/4" clamp for giants silly steerer, and seeing as though I wont be paying the bill all prices are in range. Throw me some!
 
mint355

mint355

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Good luck, never seen one other than a giant contact in 11/4 best bet would be get a 11/8 stem and take it to a machinist shop and have em machine it out 1/8 of a bees di@k
 
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0psi

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70mm or below you have the option of Giant and possibly, Giant.

There are a few companies doing a 1 1/4" stem (Ritchey, Syntace and FSA apparently have one) but they are aimed at the roadie market so they are usually 80mm+

Also, Giant are 'tards.
 
MARKL

MARKL

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As above it is an incredibly effing stupid 'standard' that achieves something less than nothing useful...no point getting your hopes up you will be offered a choice of a Giant stem or a...stem from Giant...
 
rone

rone

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It's just a not very cleverly disguised ploy to make it more difficult to buy a Giant as a donor bike to swap all the componentry onto something good. They recon it's about increased stiffness, but that's been covered by normal tapered steerers. Retarded.
 
The Duckmeister

The Duckmeister

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It's not solely Giant's fault.....

Blame the fork manufacturers too. No point having a stem with a big hole if there are no forks to clamp it to.
 
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choiboi

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yep I bought a tapered fork not realising that giant overdrive2 forks are 1 1/4 to 1 1/2... annoying.

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rone said:
It's just a not very cleverly disguised ploy to make it more difficult to buy a Giant as a donor bike to swap all the componentry onto something good.
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A very poor ploy indeed as Over(lyshit)drive forks fit in a normal tapered frame, it's just headset that changes.

And yup, I don't know of anyone that's noticed an increase in stiffness with Giant's new forks. Personally I think they just made them different purely for the sake of being different, either that or some bloke in marketing thought it was a marketable idea.
 
bell.cameron

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I don't really have a problem with it considering I didn't plan on chopping and changing parts, I'm just not really a fan of a 90mm stem on tetchy descents, and when I'm offered a new one I'm not really gonna pass it up. I guess if I can't find a stem though I can always pick out some other expensive looking piece of kit from the shop
 
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Blackheath

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Pick out a set of new forks. I do not know any one who likes a long stem when going down hills on single track. Hopefully giant have got some options in lengths for you mate. Please keep us up dated.
 
pistonbroke

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bell.cameron said:
I don't really have a problem with it considering I didn't plan on chopping and changing parts, I'm just not really a fan of a 90mm stem on tetchy descents, and when I'm offered a new one I'm not really gonna pass it up. I guess if I can't find a stem though I can always pick out some other expensive looking piece of kit from the shop
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The shop is going to give you a shorter Giant stem. Not let you pick anything you want from the store. Grow up.
 
bell.cameron

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pistonbroke said:
The shop is going to give you a shorter Giant stem. Not let you pick anything you want from the store. Grow up.
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No, actually they told me to email through the stem I want if I can find one and they will order it infor me and chuck it on when they finish fucking around with my bike.
 
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Shredden

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rone said:
It's just a not very cleverly disguised ploy to make it more difficult to buy a Giant as a donor bike to swap all the componentry onto something good. They recon it's about increased stiffness, but that's been covered by normal tapered steerers. Retarded.
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Wouldnt that make them sell less bikes, rather than more?
 
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Nerdbox

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Shitttt turns out the Reign 2 2013 doesn't have a 1 1/4" steerer.....

Wish I realised before my stem arrived...
 
bell.cameron

bell.cameron

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Thats harsh, after asking around some other places I've heard that chunked stems are the way to go and i've had the shop order me one already :D
 
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