I'd strongly recommend getting a standard stem with a ton of adjustability until you have you pain situation cleared up and only after that is dialed then invest the big $$$ in a stem that has the look you want. There are few things more frustrating than taking a wild guess on a custom stem, then finding out it's still not right, and dealing with pain because you can't justify removing it, and then after months of suffering you finally take it off and then after years of having it rattle around your parts box you sell it for 10 cents on the dollar. But if you guess that a dirt drop might be the right ballpark shape and then dial in the fit, then you can specify exactly the custom you want. You'll easily be able to sell a used dirt drop to one of us for between half and 75% of retail.
On Nov 22, 6:51 pm, williwoods <willh...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hey guys. So I am having a bit of a dilema. Been riding my Bullmoose > bars all week and my hands just arent agreeing with these. > > I am going to run either Porteur bars or Albatross or something > similar with not a whole lot of rise not drop bars. > > There arent a whole lot of options these days as far as stems go. I > believe what I want is a stem that has a bit of rise to it. This way I > dont need to run a technomic raised all the way. I really like the > Nitto Lugged stems and have thought about running a threadless Nitto > with a Quill adapter. But that seems kinda silly. Another option I saw > that I really liked was the Nitto Reversable stem but it looks like > the only ones around are 60mm and those are $130..not that bad really > but I think I need at least an 80mm, man these are so cool. Wish I > could find an old Diamond Back MTB that had a similar stem stock on em > also a nitto made item. > > I know about the Nitto Dirt Drop stems but honestly I find them a bit > ugly....is that silly of me? > > So the last thing I am contemplating is a Custom stem. If I get a > custom stem made I would like to get something made that is similar to > a lugged nitto, something that will match the personality of my frame > and lugged seatpost I have. > > Any Ideas? -- 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.
