Also, Soma just announced the Nitto Griterium, a 26mm bar flared 15 degrees.78mm reach and 128mm drop. I thinking this will be worth a try. Hits the OPs wish list too!
On Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 7:39:15 PM UTC-6 Ben Miller wrote: > Whelp, Liz immediately proves me wrong! Haha. And of course it's Merry > Sales with the short reach/26 bars. > > If you do want the Highway One's, you could always flare them out yourself > in a bench vise. Pretty easy to get a 10 degree flare. > > On Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 4:49:24 PM UTC-7 Elisabeth Sherwood > wrote: > >> (Didn't mention it before because there's no flare. But, damn, it's >> comfortable!) >> >> >> On Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 7:48:27 PM UTC-4 Elisabeth Sherwood >> wrote: >> >>> Re. a short-ish-reach (75mm reach) silver handlebar with a 26.0 clam >>> diameter, the Soma Hwy One is wonderful. It has saved many a classic >>> bicycle for many, many more riding years! >>> >>> >>> https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/soma-handlebar-hwy-one-road-bar-4369?category=783#attr=3003,1855,2365 >>> >>> (If the width you're looking for is out of stock at Soma, it's probably >>> available elsewhere.) >>> >>> Liz >>> Washington, DC >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, September 6, 2025 at 6:48:47 PM UTC-4 Ben Miller wrote: >>> >>>> Jay wrote: "faceplate quill stem, 31.8, at least -17d, 70mm length, >>>> polished silver. Closest I found was Nitto UI-12SSB (which has a dull >>>> appearance)." >>>> >>>> I'm not 100% sure what you mean by "polished silver?" Polished >>>> aluminum? If you are looking for that, I don't think you are ever going to >>>> find such a stem. Every version of quill faceplaters I've ever seen is >>>> steel. Nitto's are steel with nickel plating that they call "dull bright." >>>> It is indeed shinier than anodized aluminum, but duller than polished >>>> aluminum. The Analog Discord fingerling stem that Franco mentioned is >>>> either raw steel with clear coat or black cerakote. >>>> >>>> I have both stems (Raw Fingerling and UI-12 31.8 Clamp) Both are nice, >>>> but I feel like the raw really needs to fit the rest of your build >>>> aesthetic (mine is on a Crust Lightening Bolt in a brown-tinted clear coat >>>> that works so well together). Obviously the black stem pairs well with >>>> black handlebars. The UI-12 31.8 is beautiful, but the quill is fairly >>>> short, so not great if you need alot of height from your stem. >>>> >>>> As for a short reach (<75mm) drop bar in 25.4mm clamp. I also doubt >>>> that exists. Short reach drop bar like you are describing are fairly >>>> modern >>>> and therefore are likely to be designed around the more modern clamp >>>> diameter of 31.8 mm. I could be wrong, but I doubt you'll find a drop bar >>>> with less than 110mm reach with a 25.4 or 26 mm clamp. >>>> On Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 6:05:07 PM UTC-7 [email protected] >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have this on my Sam and contemplating putting it on my roadini >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> [image: DSC08793.jpg] >>>>> >>>>> Discord Fingerling 1" Quill 31.8 Clamp Stems >>>>> <https://analogcycles.com/products/discord-fingerling-stems> >>>>> analogcycles.com >>>>> <https://analogcycles.com/products/discord-fingerling-stems> >>>>> <https://analogcycles.com/products/discord-fingerling-stems> >>>>> >>>>> Franco Rinaldi >>>>> c: 646.403.0661 <(646)%20403-0661> >>>>> >>>>> -Pardon any typos, Siri typed this message- >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 4, 2025, at 8:50 PM, Jay <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I currently have a quill stem adaptor and Whisky 12d flair bars on my >>>>> Roadini. The stem is -17 degree, 70mm length. It works, but I don't >>>>> like >>>>> the look of the stem and want something sleeker. Also, I was thinking of >>>>> trying a different bar... >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> *Option 1 (keep bars, new stem)* >>>>> If I were to keep these bars, I would like a faceplate quill stem, >>>>> 31.8, at least -17d, 70mm length, polished silver. Closest I found was >>>>> Nitto UI-12SSB (which has a dull appearance). So many of these faceplate >>>>> stems are positive rise >>>>> >>>>> *Option 2 (new bars and stem, perhaps 25.4)* >>>>> I see plenty of quill stems that are -17d or more, 60mm, 70mm and >>>>> longer. Problem is I cannot find a bar that is: >>>>> a) short reach (75mm or less, BTW 75mm reach would mean I go down to >>>>> 60mm stem, I don't want a noodle bar that is longer reach) >>>>> b) medium flare, like 10+ degrees >>>>> c) shallow drop (115-130mm) >>>>> d) polished silver >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 view this discussion visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9e9eb360-4625-42f4-9577-76cf3eaba995n%40googlegroups.com >>>>> >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/9e9eb360-4625-42f4-9577-76cf3eaba995n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. 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