I have a Zoom stem adapter: http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=23897
with a VO stem on my Riv Road. Used to have a Noodle bar, now a silver, 26.0, 42 cm SOMA Hwy 1. I went from an 8 cm extension to a 9 when I swapped the bars. Tried a 10 also, a front loading stem makes the swap a piece of cake. The combination of the Zoom adapter and VO stem is lighter than a Technomic Deluxe. The finish matches the stem and bar fairly well. It's also quite inexpensive. What's not to like? I have a 44 Cowbell 2 on another bike. Don't yet have enough miles on the SOMA to tell you which I prefer. The flare of the Cowbell is nice, not radical feeling (like a Woodchipper). I wish I had bought the 42 in the Cowbell, but I may change my mind if I can ever finally get it off road. Bill On Feb 13, 6:50 am, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, who out there has experience with threadless stem adaptors like > this one made by > VO:http://store.velo-orange.com/index.php/components/stems/vo-threadless... > > I guess Nitto makes one also. I know this may be a little off-topic > for the Riv list but I think there are people here with experience > using these. > > My rando bike currently runs a quill stem but I'm considering using > one of these adaptors paired with threadless stem that can accommodate > 31.8 bars so that I can run Salsa Cowbell 3 bars. I have them on my > Cross Check now and did a ride yesterday and they're just fantastic. > The really seem like they'd make an excellent bar for randonneuring. > The reach is short, the drop shallow and they flare out a bit in the > drops. It's unfortunate the Salsa doesn't make a 26.0 version and in > silver. Soma makes a similar bar in silver and 26.0 (and 31.8) so I > might try that out first as they're in expensive and I could use them > with my quill stem. The main issue with the Somas is that the widest > size is 44cm. > > Are there any down sides or concerns with using an adaptor like this? > > Here are links for the bars if anyone is interested. > > Soma:http://www.somafab.com/archives/product/highway-1-bar > > Salsa:http://salsacycles.com/components/cowbell_3/ > > --mike -- 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.
