I don't know about weight, length, or any real specifications that make them different. I have two lugged stems on two different bicycles; on my Rivendell custom all-rounder, and one on a custom Curt Goodrich. I have regular Nitto stems on my Atlantis and on another custom Rivendell road bike.
There is a noticable difference in stiffness when the front of the bike is loaded down with weight. I'd like to get another lugged stem for the Atlantis for when touring with front panniers. I have no desire to add one to the other Rivendell road. Mostly, it's an aesthetic thing that one looks at and says; "Wow, what a beautiful bit of ridable art." On Mar 2, 5:54 pm, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: > Is there more to this stem then the love of lugs? Is it appreciably > stiffer than the technomic? Does it provide vertical compliance while > isolating lateral and twisting flex? > > Is there more than good looks for 3 times the price? > > Rob -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
