no name?
#1
The Silver Hammer
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Philadelphia
Posts: 787
Bikes: Surly Steamroller, Specialized Hardrock, Lynskey Cooper
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
no name?
what would i actually lose by buying a no name stem instead of say...a nitto stem....besides street cred....could it actually make a real difference?
#3
Banned
Maybe a few grams, no big deal, probably stronger than some of the more expensive name brand stems, trust me you do not want to break one, it isnt pretty.
Street cred over a stem, sheesh, ya maybe to a REAL snob,then again I know a few guys that just arent happy unless they have the best bling there is.
Street cred over a stem, sheesh, ya maybe to a REAL snob,then again I know a few guys that just arent happy unless they have the best bling there is.
#4
Retrogrouch in Training
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Knee-deep in the day-to-day
Posts: 5,484
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time
in
1 Post
I'm pretty sure that Nitto cold forges their stems. I could see a cheaper stem simply being poured. Forging aligns the metal grain and makes it stronger.
On the other hand, I could be completely mistaken and none of the above is true.
On the other hand, I could be completely mistaken and none of the above is true.
#5
Banned
Originally Posted by fixedfiend
street cred is earned by how you ride...not what you ride.
#6
Senior Citizen Discount
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 997
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
Originally Posted by pedex
Peer pressure among messengers to ride SS or fixed is a perfect example,
#7
Banned
Originally Posted by fixedfiend
What's this, high school? All the messengers I know don't give a hoot what you ride but how fast you are.
For the most part, ya they, er we, respect skills and speed, but it hardly applies to everyone.
#8
BIG RING
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Hamilton (Formerly Toronto)
Posts: 786
Mentioned: 0 Post(s)
Tagged: 0 Thread(s)
Quoted: 0 Post(s)
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times
in
0 Posts
A bad thing about no-name stems or ANY part for that matter is the unknown. You don't know HOW the part was made, and what, if any Quality Assurance standards and what happens if the part were to fail.
For stems, I wouldn't be quite as concerned as say, FORKS, but if you're willing to accept a level of risk with parts you have no knowledge of, and likely no warranty with then more power to ya.
For stems, I wouldn't be quite as concerned as say, FORKS, but if you're willing to accept a level of risk with parts you have no knowledge of, and likely no warranty with then more power to ya.