70sSanO What concern is there for 25.4 clamp diameter and drop bars? I'm genuinely curious what the worry is as I can't think of any, aside from the relative scarcity of 1 inch threadless stems.
Originally Posted by
smd4
The importance of the minimum insertion line, for both stems and seatposts, has been known and discussed a billion times for the last 50 years or more. It’s not a suggestion.
That it still isn’t heeded is sort of shocking.
Looking back at old photos and other old Salsa stems I have, they don't actually have a minimum insertion line, just a hard line where the paint stops. There was no mark to not heed after it got repainted since all the old paint was gone and the shop painted it top to bottom. Yes, I could have compared it to another Salsa stem laying around, I could have measure it had I known what I know now, but I didn't.
Steel1 That's a LOT of thread on that fork. To have the stem in that far and still not have it in far enough is a bit nuts. Thanks for sharing it too, great example of how you can do everything correctly but still not be right or safe.