Originally Posted by
muckymucky
your first case scenario should be: the thomson shim, it's only $5, widely available
shimming 1" to 1 1/8" is not a "results to", its a "perfectly what you should do anyway" to.
guess what: the best nice looking good quality 1" stem is a 1 1/8" thomson stem.
i disagree, its the cinelli alter ;p
but i would definitely agree to a 1 1/8th thomson stem being the best nice looking good quality 1 1/8th stem lol (i have two on separate builds. even a different ano color stem body bolt thing on one haha)
and yes yes i know i know getting a shim is most likely one of my very best options, but like i said i just want to see what ALL my options are that arn't shimming...just to see whats out there....and i have gotten some good suggestions i wasnt aware of from this thread so yay! but keep them coming....
btw does anyone remember buzz going around about cinelli reissueing the alter? that was like last year and still no alter
btw 2 how much did alters MSRP for when they were in bike shops and stuff?