Black Threaded Stem
#27
Originally Posted by deathhare
this Nitto..but its not cheap by any means. Youd be better off getting your favorite stem and having it powder coated.


#29
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#30
or tarckeemoon, depending
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Originally Posted by TNCLR

#31
Originally Posted by morbot
that Deda stem has terrible reviews on roadbikereview:
https://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/co...6_2515crx.aspx
"Flexible like a Cirque du Soleil performer."
https://www.roadbikereview.com/cat/co...6_2515crx.aspx
"Flexible like a Cirque du Soleil performer."
#33
Originally Posted by jchou701
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~!
#35
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.
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Originally Posted by marqueemoon
How common were the Salsa track stems? Were they a special order thing?
#37
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Originally Posted by TNCLR
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?
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Originally Posted by marqueemoon
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.







