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12-17-08 | 06:18 PM

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Curious Nitto stem

I recently bought a 1985 bike with this on it. It's unmarked, other than "Nitto". I've never seen one with this cutout before. Any ideas as to what model it is?

12-17-08 | 07:25 PM

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Never seen anything like it B4, if "Nitto" did,nt do it maybe its a home made "Drillium" ?

12-17-08 | 09:12 PM

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12-17-08 | 09:42 PM

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looks to well done to be drillium

12-17-08 | 10:24 PM

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On 2nd look,I agree with you rotharpunc !

12-17-08 | 10:36 PM

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I'm betting it was made that way and that the hole originally contained a piece of plastic with a logo on it. My Cinelli 1-R stem has that.

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12-17-08 | 11:08 PM

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Could be. Though it's in kind of an odd spot for a missing cap. Plus, there are no marks to indicate that anything has been there. Here's another view.

12-18-08 | 06:14 AM

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I have a Suntour Superbe stem that has a cut out like that but mine has groves on the sides.

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12-18-08 | 07:03 AM

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Does not look like the Cinelli version.

But I like it alot.

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12-18-08 | 09:21 AM

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Does the slot correspond to a bored out hole in the neck of the stem, immidiately reverse of the slot?

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12-18-08 | 10:42 AM

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Does the slot correspond to a bored out hole in the neck of the stem, immidiately reverse of the slot?

-Kurt

What? For mounting a bayonet or something?

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12-18-08 | 01:03 PM

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That's funny. There's no hole in the stem itself. The only other marking, other than size info and insertion line is "s.s"

12-18-08 | 02:13 PM

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Quote:

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What? For mounting a bayonet or something?

I cannot recall the manufacturer, but there was one particular stem supposedly produced in this fashion. The drilling was for weight, the hole was for the bored access.

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12-18-08 | 02:38 PM

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Looks very similar to the SR super light (can't remeber the correct name) but the clamp is wrong.....

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