can't wait for VO to offer those stems with a positive angle upward. those of us with long quills or lots of spacers need some rise to achieve the desired outcome. But VO but get on the bandwagon and find out they sell well.
On Nov 14, 4:09 am, Eric Daume <[email protected]> wrote: > To my eye, lots of spacers = tall quill stem. Aesthetically, neither one is > great, but both give you a lot of function and comfort. > > > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 11:10 PM, eflayer <[email protected]> wrote: > > both of the bikes pictured in this thread are built up with a lot of > > spacers under the threadless stem. both framesets are gorgeous, so > > don't get me wrong. and when i see the spacers i ask why not more > > seat and headtube length....or it justifies my preference for sloping > > top tubes...or it speaks to the beauty of the quill stem...or someone > > should manufacture threadless stems with much longer fork clamps to > > make the spacers go away. Raleigh appears to be attempting those > > threadless, long clamp stems on their newest touring bike. > > > On Nov 13, 6:34 pm, PATRICK MOORE <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Very nice, but that's a cross bike. How does it ride and handle > > > compared to the R? > > > > On Sat, Nov 13, 2010 at 7:22 PM, reynoldslugs <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > The Roadeo's brother has a 1x9. And driveside pics. > > > > >http://www.cyclofiend.com/cx/2009/cx049-maxie0309.html > > > > > -- > > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > > . > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > . > > > > For more options, visit this group athttp:// > > groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > > > -- > > > Patrick Moore > > > Albuquerque, NM > > > For professional resumes, contact > > > Patrick Moore, ACRW at [email protected] > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<rbw-owners-bunch%[email protected]> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://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 [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
