threadless stems that don't suck
09-22-04, 03:21 PM
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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.
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.
09-22-04, 03:45 PM
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09-22-04, 03:49 PM
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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
https://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.
Best I found so far is the Deda stem which is about 67 degs. But its ugly, expensive and oversized (31.8). See
https://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.
09-22-04, 03:50 PM
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that is nice, but it neither has rise, nor a 26.0 clamp, and is not black. very pretty though.
09-22-04, 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by fixedpip
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
https://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.
Best I found so far is the Deda stem which is about 67 degs. But its ugly, expensive and oversized (31.8). See
https://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.
09-22-04, 04:32 PM
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I use the Dimension MTB stem. Looks okay on my bike. Not too expensive. Polished aluminum.
Harris and airbomb have them. Here and example:
https://store.airbomb.com/ba/asp/ic.S...b/Itemdesc.htm
Harris and airbomb have them. Here and example:
https://store.airbomb.com/ba/asp/ic.S...b/Itemdesc.htm
09-22-04, 04:37 PM
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oh yes, that is was I wanted to say too. the 26mm verions are black.
https://store.airbomb.com/ba/asp/ic.S...b/Itemdesc.htm
https://store.airbomb.com/ba/asp/ic.S...b/Itemdesc.htm
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09-22-04, 10:08 PM
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there's always salsa. 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.
09-23-04, 10:10 AM
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Originally Posted by OneTinSloth
there's always salsa. 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.
09-23-04, 10:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 46x17
... 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.
09-24-04, 07:31 AM
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They do.
09-24-04, 08:05 AM
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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?
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Grrrrrr, misread that, sorry. Time for more coffee.
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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...
09-24-04, 01:16 PM
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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
its an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8
torrin's stem
its an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8
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Originally Posted by s2sxiii
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
its an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8
torrin's stem
its an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8
09-24-04, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by unaesthetic
How come everyone freaks out about that stem - isn't it just a threadless with a super positive angle that he turned upside down?
Originally Posted by s2sxiii
it's an MTB stem flipped, they might sell it in 1 1/8
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Originally Posted by s2sxiii
yes, which is why i said, and you quoted:
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Originally Posted by unaesthetic
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.
of course, you're unaesthetic, you may not appreciate it.
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Originally Posted by s2sxiii
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.
of course, you're unaesthetic, you may not appreciate it.
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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.
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.