Originally Posted by
miamijim
1R stems were and still are notorious for the wedges cracking which in turn leads to loose bars. If Cinelli were to introduce the 1R they should go for the death double and re-issue the XA along side it.
All it will take is to plaster their adds with images of all the TDF Pro heros using the 1Rs in action back in the 80's............ and everyine will come.......
BTW, I don't hate the 1A stem. On the contrary I think it's great, .......but it will not catch the attention of most people because of it's "plain" looks. I had a 1A stem on my PSV since l bought it in 1984 (as I needed more room than the original Atax aero stem provided on top) matched up to an ITM handlebar and it never ever creaked on me.....
Chombi