I thought I might get some comments about the stem... I built the stem myself, about 22 years ago. I'd long since gotten rid of the original Univega that I built it for, but kept the stem and Ti bar, so I had it sandblasted and painted along with the Bombadil.
The stem was inspired by bull moose bars and also by the space-frame designs of Sir Alex Moulton. http://www.moultonbicycles.co.uk/models.html The four 3/8" diameter tubes are .035" wall 4130 Chro-moly and it is all fillet brazed together. I don't remember the weight, but it turned out to be pretty light, for such a long stem. I think I saved a couple of pounds over the original (bottom-of-the-line 1984 Univega) bull moose bars that it replaced. Mostly I just like the look! cheers, Andrew --- On Fri, 7/24/09, Bill Connell <[email protected]> wrote: From: Bill Connell <[email protected]> Subject: [RBW] Re: photos of my Bombadil build To: [email protected] Date: Friday, July 24, 2009, 9:11 AM On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 11:02 AM, ANDREW LETTON<[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Folks- > I finally got around to uploading the photos of my Bombadil: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/letton/sets/72157621668822061/ > enjoy! > cheers, > Andrew Did i miss a discussion on that stem? It's beautiful. Custom job? Great-looking bike, thanks for sharing. -- Bill Connell St. Paul, MN --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
