Could you run Noodles with a shim with this stem? The front face opening would be convenient for packing up the bike.
-Jim On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 11:21 AM, Tim Gavin <tim.ga...@littlevillagemag.com> wrote: > A Chinese company, Factory Five, has produced a 1" quill stem with an open, > 31.8 mm clamp area ($100 retail). Now, you can fit modern 31.8 diameter > handlebars to your bike with a 1" steerer without using a > quill-to-threadless adapter. > > The appearance is pretty nice: it has a polished silver finish and > traditional geometry. The oversized clamp is out of proportion to the rest > of the stem, but it still looks much more traditional than a threadless > stem. With the open clamp, you could fit bars with a closed loop (like > Jones Loop). > > Currently, it's only available with a 150 height and 90 mm extension (about > as tall as a Nitto Pearl, not as tall as a Technomic/Tallux), but they say > they'll make more sizes/extensions if demand allows. > > http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/12/02/factory-five-titan-stem-smoothly-brings-modern-bars-to-classic-frames/ > > I know that there are some custom builders making this type of stem; can > anyone share them, or other production 31.8/quill stems? > > Cheers, > Tim > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------ signature goes here -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
