Originally Posted by LóFarkas
I can't wrap my head around the fact that a bunch of art school kids and general bike aesthetes love the salsa stem. I mean, look at the ****ing thing! It's hideous!
Skinny tubed Chromo stems are just so RIGHT with skinny tubed Chromo frames. Nothing worse than a nice skinny tubed track bike with a giant leggo donkey dong hanging awkwardly off the front of it. Bulky stems ruin the aesthetic of everything but OS tubed modern AL bikes for me.
Also, as much as I love the utility of removable faceplates, the original Salsa stems are where it's at. They can be had cheaply if you look for them.