Originally Posted by
plonz
It's common to see a black quill stem with silver bars but is it verboten to use a silver stem with black bars? I don't recall seeing this combo on a nice racing build.
I'm building up my Davidson Impulse and have decided to use a silver stem. The bars I prefer are black but I have silver Nitto Noodle bars I could use too. Looking solely from aesthetics, what say you?
I say that most bikes can have a quirk and be the better for them...!
1” of bars shows. And I have been known to wrap to the stem when not collared and the bars are meh.
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