[RBW] Re: New product: quill stem with 31.8 open clamp

[Irving]

Nitto also has a decently affordable quill 31.8 
 in a 
wide range of choices and two options in angle.

On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 9:22:04 AM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote:
>
> A Chinese company, Factory Five, has produced a 1" quill stem with an 
> open, 31.8 mm clamp area ($100 retail).  Now, you can fit modern 31.8 
> diameter handlebars to your bike with a 1" steerer without using a 
> quill-to-threadless adapter.
>
> The appearance is pretty nice: it has a polished silver finish and 
> traditional geometry.  The oversized clamp is out of proportion to the rest 
> of the stem, but it still looks much more traditional than a threadless 
> stem.  With the open clamp, you could fit bars with a closed loop (like 
> Jones Loop).
>
> Currently, it's only available with a 150 height and 90 mm extension 
> (about as tall as a Nitto Pearl, not as tall as a Technomic/Tallux), but 
> they say they'll make more sizes/extensions if demand allows.
>
>
> http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/12/02/factory-five-titan-stem-smoothly-brings-modern-bars-to-classic-frames/
>
> I know that there are some custom builders making this type of stem; can 
> anyone share them, or other production 31.8/quill stems?
>
> Cheers,
> Tim
>

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Re: [RBW] Re: New product: quill stem with 31.8 open clamp

[Doug Litchfield]

The F5 is IMHO way nicer looking.
But the variety of options with the Nitto is a plus.

Doug

On Wed, Dec 2, 2015 at 11:09 AM, Irving  wrote:

> Nitto also has a decently affordable quill 31.8
>  in a
> wide range of choices and two options in angle.
>
>
> On Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at 9:22:04 AM UTC-8, Tim Gavin wrote:
>>
>> A Chinese company, Factory Five, has produced a 1" quill stem with an
>> open, 31.8 mm clamp area ($100 retail).  Now, you can fit modern 31.8
>> diameter handlebars to your bike with a 1" steerer without using a
>> quill-to-threadless adapter.
>>
>> The appearance is pretty nice: it has a polished silver finish and
>> traditional geometry.  The oversized clamp is out of proportion to the rest
>> of the stem, but it still looks much more traditional than a threadless
>> stem.  With the open clamp, you could fit bars with a closed loop (like
>> Jones Loop).
>>
>> Currently, it's only available with a 150 height and 90 mm extension
>> (about as tall as a Nitto Pearl, not as tall as a Technomic/Tallux), but
>> they say they'll make more sizes/extensions if demand allows.
>>
>>
>> http://www.bikerumor.com/2015/12/02/factory-five-titan-stem-smoothly-brings-modern-bars-to-classic-frames/
>>
>> I know that there are some custom builders making this type of stem; can
>> anyone share them, or other production 31.8/quill stems?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Tim
>>
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