Yeah, like people here care if something is "flexible" or not when it's teh sex.

i understand that there are different types of paint... can someone show me what POWDER coated looks like? and there's another one but i don't remember what it's called.. thanks~!

powder coat doesnt look that much different. Its just hardcore durable. It wont come off or scratch. Google it.

isn't there another type of paint though - how much would powder coating a stem cost

Where i come from in the states, powder coating something that small would be very cheap. In the bay area everything costs 2 times more. I lived there for 5 years and am moving back this summer. See ya there. :)

I don't think they were widely available. I was told the track specific ones were actually made by Waterford. Ceya probably knows more about this. Ceya?

Yeah. I've heard that some of the steel SUL quill stems were made by Waterford too. Maybe I'll post something in C&V about it.

Cool. I'd love to follow to know more about it. For what it's worth, it's an amazing stem. Big, beefy, really stiff. It's great.