regardless of steer-tube diameter, I like having a quill setup so you can raise and lower the bars really quickly and easily, and with 'infinite' adjustment. So I hope threaded/quill isn't going anywhere.
On Dec 11, 2:19 pm, Steve Palincsar <palin...@his.com> wrote: > On Fri, 2009-12-11 at 11:03 -0800, Jim Thill - Hiawatha Cyclery wrote: > > > Threaded stems and headsets are pretty much obsolete on new-production > > bikes, and the number of threaded stem/headset options is small and > > getting smaller. There are a few holdouts, like Riv and some custom > > shops, but I think even they see the writing on the wall (Legolas was > > threadless, and Roadeo apparently has a threadless option). > > More like catering to the tastes of the intended audience than seeing > the handwriting on the wall. If it were the latter, wouldn't you expect > the frames designed since the Legolas (such as the Hillborne, Foy, etc) > to similarly acknowledge the presence of said handwriting? > > > As individuals, we can deal with obsolete or obscure parts with ebay > > and other small sources. But a bike manufacturer, who needs to order > > hundreds or thousands of headsets per year has to consider the risks > > of not having enough headsets for this year, and for service in years > > to come. > > It appears that Velo Orange, far smaller than most bike manufacturers, > had no difficulty sourcing high quality threaded headsets for the VO > brand. I think fears of the availability of threaded headsets are > greatly exaggerated. -- 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.
