3t stems
 

Does anyone know anything about these 3T Stems?

http://www.chucksbikes.com/store/st012.htm

They look kind of amusing for 6.50. However, I imagine a 6.50 stem is bound to suck.

6.50, down from 10. i dunno. i've seen some decent stems pretty cheap. 3t is a brand i've never heard bad about, either.

is there a decent looking stem with a face-plate thats not threadless

In short, nope.
Threaded, open-fact stems are almost ALL ugly as hell.

I've seen threads on here about 3T mutant threaded stems. They are discontinued, but folks on here got pretty excited about finding NOS or used ones

its a crime against humanity, the 3t stems look fairly classic too why cant they be threaded! whyyy

http://www.salsacycles.com/comps_stems.html - unique, but i would say definitely not ugly. bulletproof and very nicely finished.

I think the cinelli frog was one...

That salsa one is BY FAR the best I've ever seen.

I had a 3T mutant classic (the threaded version). It was too long for me, so I got rid of it. It was a really nice stem... the removable face plate design is so handy. I wound up replacing it with about 4 cheap road stems, so I could still switch bars around easily.

There are attractive options for open-faced quill stems. Most notably, the mutant classic, the salsa SUL, the cinelli frog and the deda murex.

It would be really nice if they made a chrome version.

spend a few bucks to get it blasted and plated, and you'd have the only one on the block.

I have four of them. A 90 for my road bike ( gears, the horrors), a 140 for my tri-errand bike ( ti tri frame, but built for cruising) and two sitting around. I have had the 90 on my bike since 2001 and it has been fine. Plenty stiff, but not integralter brutal. I like it. Def. worth the money.

Back to the OP...

I've got a threadless 120mm Mutant on my Steamroller, and love it. I like the look, I like the feel... it's just good. If you look on fixedgeargallery, a number of people also run the Mutant threadless.

$6.50 is a steal. Just don't get the yellow one ;)

Mine:
http://velospace.org/files/IMG_3176.jpg

FGG:
http://www.fixedgeargallery.com/2005...Benardis-1.jpg

i think i'm using some deda threaded ones

I will try to avoid the yellow ones. Although my pedals and tires are yellow....so is the hat I wear. I would be so smooth and color coordinated.

i rode a muntant for a while a loved it. had i known i could have gotten it for 7 bucks i would have saved about 20 bucks on it though

those aren't mutant stems, are they? and keevohn, that second bike is...weird. and tasty.

Check out the ITM Open 800 from nashbar. I got it for $20. I absolutely love it. Looks sweet too.

http://www.nashbar.com/profile_morei...u=15049&brand=

I lost the front rubber part though. :(

xxcycles had the mutant threaded for about $US50 for a while...
might be worth checking out.

i second that. i am using this stem and it's pretty nice. the single hinge (sp?, sorry i'm drunk) link that opens the stem up wow's everyone that ask's me about it. i was skeptical at first but the stem feels really nice.

I've got a Mutant Classic that I got from xxxcycle.com

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y26...oenyc/stem.jpg

I have been using that threadless stem for about a 1 year and love it. I only wish they made it in different degrees. I picked mine off of ebay for 7 bucks. Totally worth it. I am now looking for the same stem in 120mm in black.

I have the threaded mutant classic (from xxcycles, as mentioned above), and I love it. It is ridicu-long (140), and so fairly inappropriate for bullhorns or the like. But really great for flat/riser/drops/cruiser etc. I know some people dont find them aesthetically appealing, but I get compliments like crazy and firmly believe it's the best looking part of my bike right now... which, really, isn't that hard.

I have a tendency to dislike threadless stems, like that hideous salsa one, but the mutants in the OP and fgg pix actually don't look like ****. Plus, they come in colors. red! yellow! silver! other colors? And for that cheap, I just might get a few in case I ever go threadless.

on the bike i'm building up, i have a threaded fork, and i'm using one of those quill-to-threadless adaptors to mount a cinelli alter stem - I haven't had a chance to ride it yet (still waiting on a bunch of parts), so I don't know if it'll suck or not. it looks like it'll work out fine, though.

anyway, it gives you a lot more stem options if you're riding a threaded fork.