Originally Posted by
Grand Bois
Now you have. It's not so unusual. You can see more on the Rivendell site. It gives extra support to tall stems when the goal is to get the bars up higher.
The only thing that could make that set-up cooler, is if it was a lugged stem.
I like the high bars thing, which is exactly why I just bought a Rivendell Bleriot.
BTW, how id you mount the bell right up against the headset like that? That's what I wanna do, but don't know how.