Definitely. I weigh 245 and raise my stem to the max insertion line (never beyond). And this is with the Nitto Dirt Drop; not a flimsy cheap stem.
And, since I believe Nitto tests the hell out of their products, the fact that my stem flexes a little sometimes doesn't bother me in the slightest. (It might bother me if it wasn't in a good steel fork's steerer.) On May 6, 5:58 am, MichaelH <[email protected]> wrote: > The new RR contains an article by GP outlining his believes about > various aspects of bike strength, comfort, weight, and comfort. > There wasn't much new there for anyone who has followed him for a few > years, including why he prefers threaded headsets and stems, but it > did trigger this question from me. > > My son, who is 39 years old and a very muscular 170 lbs claims that > he experiences stem flex while climbing with a traditional quill > stem. I am always disinclined to challenge people's subjective > experience but I have never experienced this and suspect it is in his > imagination. > > Has anyone here felt their stem flex and has anyone ever broken a > stem? > > michael -- 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.
