> If VO can source one of the finest seat posts ever and sell it for > $50, then perhaps there is hope for a new round of quills...even > though the market is small.
I expect you will continue to see good builders like Bruce Gordon and Curtlo and others continue to make brazed steel quills as long as there is demand. Sourcing a whole line of drop forged quill stems is a whole 'nother animal - both versus the small shop quills and seat posts. Tooling and skill set is unique and costs a lot to get. Nitto was there when quills were the market and owing to quirks in the Japanese market never went away. Maybe Chris and his partners can track down a serviceable set of tooling from Italy or something. Otherwise, I just don't see someone spending tens of thousands of dollars to start manufacturing something that is not going to sell in numbers. Especially with Nitto and the custom builders already reaching a lot of the market. Chris has pulled rabbits out of the hat before ... On Jun 18, 6:39 pm, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > If VO can source one of the finest seat posts ever and sell it for > $50, then perhaps there is hope for a new round of quills...even > though the market is small. By the way Curtlo does them or used to > and his price was around $100. > > On Jun 18, 4:32 pm, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 2:55 PM, eflayer <eddie.fla...@att.net> wrote: > > > Wow that Crystal Fellow stem is one I'd not seen before. Too bad not > > > 26.0. Too bad no one with make fine quills in a variety of angles. I > > > have recently re-powdered two older Salsa quills; one an SUL and the > > > other with fixed fixed faceplate. My powder guy will do them in black > > > for $5 each. Even though a PITA, the orginal fixed face Salsa is > > > great lookinng no matter what angle form 73 to 105. Maybe VO will > > > bless us back up to the variety we deserve. > > > Does Salsa still make customs? I had two made to get my original (don't tell > > on Grant!) Riv 54 cm (I've been sized for a 60 and my default is 57-8) > > custom's bar high enough; another ditto for a nice old mid '60s 56 cm > > Bottechia. Nice, tho' not as nice as Nittos. > > > -- > > Patrick Moore > > Albuquerque, NM > > For professional resumes, contact > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com -- 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.
