Headtubes on BLT and BLTaiwans are short... But it does look as if little old BG is sourcing his own upjutting Salsa (old) quill stems.
Bet the BLTaiwans weigh a ton. Don't want a tank. Want an all around 700c. Let's call it a tigged Roadeo with Vbrakes, powder and a headbadge. On Dec 11, 11:28 am, Eric Norris <campyonly...@me.com> wrote: > There are still millions upon millions of bikes out there with > threaded headsets, many of them owned by people of limited means who > will need to fix them rather than buy a new bike. Ditto for bikes with > freewheels. That's why it's still possible to buy freewheels in this > age of cassettes c and why it will be possible for some time to find > traditional threaded headsets. They just may not be Record or DuraAce > quality. > > On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:19 AM, 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 > > athttp://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en > > .- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - -- 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.
