That is actually very sensible of you to recommend. Should have thought of that myself.....Thank You..
Will On Nov 22, 8:14 pm, William <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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 [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.
