I might be developing a stem cap fetish!
02-20-21, 12:33 AM
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I got all my family caps with their names from Dispatch Cycling
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02-20-21, 05:06 AM
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Stem captain has some interesting ideas with clocks and such fitting in place of the stemcap.
Available in their arsenal of products are a clock, thermometer, bottle opener, picture frame and compass.
https://www.cyclingabout.com/review-...n-compass-2-0/
Available in their arsenal of products are a clock, thermometer, bottle opener, picture frame and compass.
https://www.cyclingabout.com/review-...n-compass-2-0/
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Was in a hiking shop recently and noticed the Suunto Clipper compass. Clip part removed I thought it would make a cool stick on (velcro?) over my gravel bikes' top cap.
Have seen other cheap looking compass top caps.
But then I think maybe the compass will not play nice with the phone in the top tube bag.
Have seen other cheap looking compass top caps.
But then I think maybe the compass will not play nice with the phone in the top tube bag.
02-20-21, 03:33 PM
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I think the steel interferes with the magnetic pull. I wanted a compass stem cap badly but most of the reviews were poor so I gave up on the idea. Stem Captain even had more than one version with the newer ones supposedly being more accurate. But now they no longer even sell them? Hmmm....
02-20-21, 04:58 PM
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I think the steel interferes with the magnetic pull. I wanted a compass stem cap badly but most of the reviews were poor so I gave up on the idea. Stem Captain even had more than one version with the newer ones supposedly being more accurate. But now they no longer even sell them? Hmmm....
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02-20-21, 05:13 PM
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02-20-21, 06:12 PM
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A stem cap fetish is much less expensive than a high-heel fetish. (So I've been told.)
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I can't tell if you are joking or not... but a compass would be screwed up by the steel, and not show the correct direction.
Edit: Okay, I answered before reading the other posts. Sorry, you were serious. Yes, the metal interferes with the compass, causing it to be inaccurate. I really wish it would work well, the compass on the stem cap looked really nice, and I like having a compass.
Edit: Okay, I answered before reading the other posts. Sorry, you were serious. Yes, the metal interferes with the compass, causing it to be inaccurate. I really wish it would work well, the compass on the stem cap looked really nice, and I like having a compass.
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