Singlespeed & Fixed Gear - threadless stems that don't suck

no, not the lugged ones.

i'm looking to find a decent threadless stem with some drop/rise to it. i figure that if i have to get a threadless stem, then i better find one that has lots of drop. i'm looking for a 1 1/8, 26.0 clamp, around 100mm, with a 30degreeish drop (or rise). preferrably black. if anyone can help, please let me know. my bicycle aesthetic won't be complete without it.


i just noticed how much that paragraph reads like a personal ad. anyway, please help if you can.

http://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/nistth.html

the best looking you can find. not cheap thought.

Its hard to find threadless stems with old school angles. Shame the Nitto stems have no rise cause I like the lines of them.

Best I found so far is the Deda stem which is about 67 degs. But its ugly, expensive and oversized (31.8). See
http://www.worldclasscycles.com/deda_track_stem.htm

But its the only one I've seen that has more than a 17 deg drop, which is about what the best of the 'road' stems will give you.

that is nice, but it neither has rise, nor a 26.0 clamp, and is not black. very pretty though.

woo, that deda guy is very nice.

Its hard to find threadless stems with old school angles. Shame the Nitto stems have no rise cause I like the lines of them.

Best I found so far is the Deda stem which is about 67 degs. But its ugly, expensive and oversized (31.8). See
http://www.worldclasscycles.com/deda_track_stem.htm

But its the only one I've seen that has more than a 17 deg drop, which is about what the best of the 'road' stems will give you.

Wow, what bike is THAT supposed to look good on?

I use the Dimension MTB stem. Looks okay on my bike. Not too expensive. Polished aluminum.

Harris and airbomb have them. Here and example:

http://store.airbomb.com/ba/asp/ic.SM4556/ab/Itemdesc.htm

oh yes, that is was I wanted to say too. the 26mm verions are black.

http://store.airbomb.com/ba/asp/ic.SM2331/ab/Itemdesc.htm

ooh, ooh,that black dimension is near-perfect, thanks.

http://www.bikemannetwork.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=BIKEMAN&Product_Code=SM8365&Category_Code=COMPSTRDSALS

there's always salsa (http://www.salsacycles.com/comps_stems.html). although, it looks like they've changed their clamp design to a 2 bolt cap, rather than the wrap-around single bolt which looks a ton more clean.

there's always salsa (http://www.salsacycles.com/comps_stems.html). although, it looks like they've changed their clamp design to a 2 bolt cap, rather than the wrap-around single bolt which looks a ton more clean.

... but is a major female dog if you want to change handlebars. If you go the ugly threadless route I recomment taking advantage of the poptop.

... but is a major female dog if you want to change handlebars. If you go the ugly threadless route I recomment taking advantage of the poptop.

i don't change bars that often...and i've acquired enough that i've got a stem for every set of handlebars that i have that use grip tape or those evil soyo grips. i have two salsa stems, one long one that keeps my road drops company, one short one that i use when i put bullhorns on the roadie, one SR that has my cinelli track drops in it, and two dimension alloy two-bolt stems on my trackies for now. the two-bolt design is really handy for swapping handlebars, but not as convenient as just having different stems for each bar.

someone should make a threadless-to-quill adapter.

They do.

I believe the proposal was not for the usual threadless-on-threaded headset but the other way round. If there's such a beast, I've never heard of it. Who makes it?

Grrrrrr, misread that, sorry. Time for more coffee.

though, i suppose the threadless-to-quill adapter would be just as pointless (if not more so) as the quill-to-threadless adapters that already exist...

do a forum search for something like "torrin stem" or "danger stem" -- see if you can find the thread where whom ever found the stem lucklust uses on his pista, seen here
torrin's stem (http://www.oldskooltrack.com/files/images/stemgal.torrin.bike.jpg)

its an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8

do a forum search for something like "torrin stem" or "danger stem" -- see if you can find the thread where whom ever found the stem lucklust uses on his pista, seen here
torrin's stem (http://www.oldskooltrack.com/files/images/stemgal.torrin.bike.jpg)

its an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8

How come everyone freaks out about that stem - isn't it just a threadless with a super positive angle that he turned upside down?

How come everyone freaks out about that stem - isn't it just a threadless with a super positive angle that he turned upside down?

yes, which is why i said, and you quoted:



it's an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8

yes, which is why i said, and you quoted:

ahh! sorry haha, i somehow didn't see that last part at all. apparently though a lot of people don't know this from what i've seen.. his bike is all over a bunch of fixie gallery sites and whatnot.

ahh! sorry haha, i somehow didn't see that last part at all. apparently though a lot of people don't know this from what i've seen.. his bike is all over a bunch of fixie gallery sites and whatnot.

yeah, but as it says on old skool track, its a nice mix of old skool and new school, with some ingenuity. Looks fancy. That's why people like it.

of course, you're unaesthetic, you may not appreciate it.

yeah, but as it says on old skool track, its a nice mix of old skool and new school, with some ingenuity. Looks fancy. That's why people like it.

of course, you're unaesthetic, you may not appreciate it.

i agree. i just remember seeing people baffled by it on some forum. and also i cannot appriciate things that look nice, it's true.

I use a flipped mtb stem.

I just got some cheap 40 degree rise one from nashbar, flipped it, stuck in a shim, and cranked it down on the bars, because those few .millimeters of difference don't really matter.

do a forum search for something like "torrin stem" or "danger stem" -- see if you can find the thread where whom ever found the stem lucklust uses on his pista, seen here
torrin's stem (http://www.oldskooltrack.com/files/images/stemgal.torrin.bike.jpg)

God my teeth are hurting. Why do my teeth hurt?

God my teeth are hurting. Why do my teeth hurt?
Back off, punk! :rolleyes:

still looking for one. does anyone know of any threadless stems, with no brand names plastered on them, no angles, and clean lines. something that would compliment my nitto b 123 bars? please post any pics and links. thanks

what about something like this? http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/53686377.html
(it's a mtb stem, but it might work)

I've never seen a more phallic-looking stem.

what about something like this? http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/bik/53686377.html
(it's a mtb stem, but it might work)

sorry, but ugh. i'm also looking for something black if possible.....

http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/04bicycles/bianchiPPA.html

something like this....

The steel Salsa stems are my favorite choice. They are domesticly produced and fairly sleek.
http://www.salsacycles.com/components/images/stems_Cromo.jpg

http://www.bikepartsunlimited.com/bpu-images/mount-stems/SALS-STEM-07033.jpg

They come in 0 degree rise and -10 which will give you a pretty agressive position if you cut the steer tube low. There is a nice track bike from Vanilla Cycles pictured with that stem.
http://www.vanillabicycles.com/bikes/track/bike_b/lrg/1.jpg

If you don't like the looks of the 2 bolt face plate, try to track down this one

http://bicycletrip.com/site/images/library/large/salsa_sm8034_m.jpg

which they stopped making last year. There are quite a few floating around.


Performance wise, those things are STIFF, and will give you very good power transfer while sprinting, especially when paired w/ steel drops.

http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/04bicycles/bianchiPPA.html

something like this....

That may be the Salsa stem i was talking about. Notice the width and single bolt in back.

*edit* At second glance maybe not, cause it looks like alloy, although it has a very similar shape and configuration.

I'm using a Deda Zero on mine and really like it.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile_moreimages.cfm?category=119&subcategory=1186&sku=6218&brand=

hmm, i think this might work for me.

http://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/nistth.html

the best looking you can find. not cheap thought.


Don't buy from Momo Velo. They are on hiatus til further notice.

that nitto (ct-80) is available on businesscycles too

Cinelli Grammo - the titanium wonder. You can find these cheap, nowdays

I dig the deda stem.

Cinelli Grammo - the titanium wonder. You can find these cheap, nowdays

yes that stem is pretty. but where and how cheap?

What about this?

http://aebike.com/site/page.cfm?PageID=30&SKU=SM6456

Two of my favorites: the Stella Azzurra Razzo and the Cinelli Sesamo. Both are out of production, and the Razzo is insanely expensive due to it's CNC'd magnesium goodness. The Sesamo just looks cool.

Hey look, a Swiss Army stem!

Hey look, a Swiss Army stem!

LOL (tired...)

http://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/momothreadless.html

i like

The ITM Eclypse is also a nice looker. Cro-mo to boot.

Forgot to mention that the 1" version is like $11 on the Icycles site.

http://store.yahoo.com/momovelo/momothreadless.html

i like


STOP! I thought we agreed no more momovelo crap!!!!