Originally Posted by
fender1
Salsa stem on ebay?
I will take a gander, thanks!
Originally Posted by
ksisler
Just look for a shorter (less length) quill / threaded stem in the right diameter to fit your steerer (pix looks 1" so get a strong one). If needed, it is not hard to do a DIY black powdercoat, just keep the coating thing down past the min-insertion line so it will still fit well.
The one in the pix looks a bit clunky in appearance. Unless deeply C&V (no reason I can see) you might want to look for something a bit more attractive. A classic TTT or Cinelli would be sweet in terms of appearance and strength.
Of course if you needed a Cinelli or TTT in 130-140mm or so, I could fix you up as I have a box of them in NOS and slightly used. It is rather rare for someone to be looking for a shorter stem. Usually folks are needing a longer one than they currently have. Oh well.
/K
The stem on the bike is a 'Sameness' which came with the bike from the factory. I have a 3TTT Stem (identical to this actually
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/NEW-3T-Tit...-/400308985511) in 25.4 and I really like the looks of it, it is just that my current bars will not fit. Figured finding decent 25.4 drop bars would be more difficult/expensive than finding a stem for my current bars.
The reason why I thought to look for a chromoly stem is due to both the bike originally coming with one, and I thought they may have used the material for vibration dampening purposes (which might be a stupid theory.)
Originally Posted by
ColonelJLloyd
There was a black, Salsa 90mm quill with a 26.0mm clamp on another forum classified the other day. I just sent him a message to see if it's still available. If it is I'll just buy it and give you a holler.
Edit: It was no longer available.
Buggers, Thanks though!