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jwind 03-07-07 07:44 PM

need 90degree long quilled stem
 
to dial in fit on my ride. Why don't retailers list quill length???? I'd prefer 90-80 degrees. Any suggestions?

deathhare 03-07-07 07:46 PM

threaded?

jwind 03-07-07 07:50 PM

yes

kathrot 03-07-07 07:52 PM

i think quill always equals threaded. (edit: maybe not - can anyone clear that up for me?) and maybe the nitto technomic? i don't know if you can get it in 90 deg. but i know it's wicked long.

jwind 03-07-07 07:57 PM

I thought so too, I can't find it in a 90 or even an 80. I'll settle on the 71 if I must.

Snordalisk 03-07-07 08:01 PM

A quill to threadless adapter is often the most economical/easy to find solution for unpopular quill angles.

There's a reasonably common old sakae 1" quill stem that comes in 90 degrees, but as far as new stuff of acceptable quality I don't know of any.

vpiuva 03-07-07 08:09 PM

I have a Cinelli that's either a 130 or 140mm (I'd have to measure), but 73 ? degrees, missing the cone/wedge and bolt, and for 26.4 bars. The 26.4 leaves you with your choice of old Cinelli bars, but if interested PM me.

deathhare 03-07-07 08:16 PM

This bike has a Nitto Dynamic on it...clearly 90 degrees
http://velospace.org/files/RideI.JPG

trons 03-07-07 08:16 PM

the old salsa stems were done in 90. check ebay but dont buy the short ones cause i'm on that

Waldo 03-07-07 08:28 PM

Or...you could get the new Salsa ones that are readily available through your friendly LBS.

mander 03-07-07 08:36 PM

Guys the op is talking about 90 degrees off the headtube angle.

kathrot: Yes, quill=threaded headset. Non threaded headsets require the extenal clamping stems+starfangled nuts+little caps to keep the headset together and tight. On threaded headsets the threaded part where the headset is tightened is right on the top of the steerer tube, so you couldn't clamp on a stem externally if you wanted to---there's no room. Hence the need for a quill. Sorry if this is confusing, i suck at explaining things today for some reason.

You can get kits to fit clamping stems on top of threaded headsets but it's a bit kludgey. Basically it's a quill with a tube poking out vertically that you clamp on to.

gwhalin 03-07-07 10:32 PM

I have a Nitto Dynamic II 90 degree in 90 mm length I can sell. Never used.

wearyourtruth 03-07-07 10:38 PM

http://www.salsacycles.com/component...ems_Cromo2.jpg

salsa sells a 90* in 90, 100, 110, and 120mm lengths... they may have done longer in the past

good company, good products if you haven't dealt with their stuff

megatron 03-07-07 11:05 PM

Im assuming you actually want a 73 degree stem as that would make the top of the stem virtually parallel to the ground. Get a nitto technomic?

jwind 03-08-07 06:57 AM

No, I'd Like a 90 degree STEM. How long are the Salsa Quills? they look pretty short.

doofo 03-08-07 07:03 AM


Originally Posted by wearyourtruth
http://www.salsacycles.com/component...ems_Cromo2.jpg

salsa sells a 90* in 90, 100, 110, and 120mm lengths

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mcatano 03-08-07 07:04 AM

Are you looking for a long-quilled stem or a quilled stem that is long? ie, do you need vertical extension or horizontal extension?

If you're looking for vertical extension, go for a Nitto Technomic or try to find an older SR/Sakae in ye olde parts bin at your LBS. I don't think either come in a 90° version, though. Hopefully the 71-73° range (parallel to the top tube) would be ok. For horizontal extension, your options are plentiful - Salsa is a good choice. You won't need as much vertical extension if you get a stem with positive rise, so the shorter quill length on the 90° Salsa might actually work out fine. I'm pretty sure Salsa also have a 105° version of the SUL, so that's also an option.

doofo 03-08-07 07:11 AM

another good question is why do you need this?

,aybe there are alternatives?

queerpunk 03-08-07 08:35 AM

i'm a little bit confused. it sounds like the OP is using "90 degree" to refer to length. which is a mistake - stem length (extension) is measured in centimeters. Degrees are measurements of the angle.

jwind, maybe you could refine your question based on this, if i'm right about your confusion. are you looking for a stem of a particular length? or of a particular angle? or both?

ryand 03-08-07 08:47 AM

Actually its measured in millimeters, because a 90cm stem would be long as hell, but its ok, we still love you.

I am also confused about if he wants it to be tall (raising it vertically) or long (extending it horizontally).
Wouldn't a 90 degree stem equate to a riser stem in (in essence) on most bikes?

queerpunk 03-08-07 08:50 AM

whoopsie pie.

zacked 03-08-07 09:01 AM

I rode my bike 20 gallons last night.

queerpunk 03-08-07 09:13 AM


Originally Posted by zacked
I rode my bike 20 gallons last night.

...which reminds me of a story from the days of working at a bike shop and selling lots of roofracks and cargo tubs. i was explaining to one guy that the smallest one was 11 cubic yards and he got all confused and asked, "eleven cubic yards long?" and i said, "no, eleven cubic yards... volume..." and it took him a while to get it. i don't think he understood. later, he tried to get me fired, for something else.

which got laughs in re-telling to the coworkers later on, and birthed the joke, "so, is it a very loud box?"

baxtefer 03-08-07 09:28 AM


Originally Posted by deathhare
This bike has a Nitto Dynamic on it...clearly 90 degrees

if by 90 degrees you mean 73 degrees, then yes.

his question seems simple enough. he wants to get his bars up high. we wants a long quill length (i.e. big height) and a 80-90 angle (i.e. positive rise)

Look into a Nitto Dirt Drop stem. They have fairly long quills and I think are actually >90 degrees.

jwind 03-08-07 09:42 AM

O.K. to clarify, I'm looking to get my bars up just a bit so something with a long(er) quill (yes the part that goes into the fork) and a STEM that has 90 degreee bend or a stem with an 80 (10 degree DOWN).


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