The Ibis stem is 170mm c-c. It makes up for a short top tube (57cm) and a slack head tube. The stem clamps onto a stud that is brazed into the fork steer tube. Some custom builders (Ritchey, Fisher, Potts, Ibis) did that back in the day. This bike is from 1987.
On Monday, 6 March 2017 17:41:43 UTC-8, Patrick Moore wrote: > > Interesting bike, and man!, that is some stem! How long is it? > > On Mon, Mar 6, 2017 at 6:01 PM, PaulM <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> Thirty year old custom Ibis touring mountain bike made by Wes Williams at >> Ibis Cycles. All original except my "upgrading": nitto albatross bars, NOS >> Suntour friction shifters, MKS platform pedals, Sugino crankset, Origin 8 >> leather saddle, Tektro front cantilevers, Coda MTB levers, XTR front >> derailleur. Original paint, wheels XT (6-speed), stem, type 2 fork, seat >> post, headset, XT-U brake. Purchased from Bicycle Czar in Santa Rosa CA who >> acquired it from the original owner. At most has been ridden 500 miles. No >> rust or dents and a few scrapes in the paint. Rides perfect. $1200 + >> shipping >> >> -- >> 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 [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. > By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. > Other professional writing services. > http://www.resumespecialties.com/ > www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten > ************************************************************************** > ************** > *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a > circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and > individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu > > *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the > world revolves.) *Carthusian motto > > *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart > > *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
