Thorn 1 1/8 to 25.4mm Stem 130mm or greater

[FilmMusik]

Looking for a 1 1/8th stem - 25.4mm clamp size ideally 130mm or greater. I'm in Bristol so may need postage.

Thanks!

Laurence

[JohnR]

There's a 130mm Thorn stem available for £11.99 at https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/314025856449. I've got the 110mm size and it's fine.

[mickeg]

There are shims available for converting a 26mm stem to 25.4mm handlebars.  I am not researching them here, but I have used one on one of my bikes.

[JohnR]

There are shims available for converting a 26mm stem to 25.4mm handlebars.

Might you mean 31.8mm to 25.4mm? The difference between 25.4mm and 26mm is small enough that it can usually be handled by the clamp although such shims exist.

[mickeg]

No, I meant 26mm stem and 25.4mm handlebars.

Initially I used a few pieces of sheet aluminum I cut from a beer can, but saw the proper shim for sale at a swap meet and used that. 

I measured the beer can thickness with a good caliper and found the number of layers needed to be spot on.

[FilmMusik]

Thanks for all the advice - the ebay stem not ideal as it's carbon and hoping to use off road at points. I'll get the shim - cheers all!