> Back to quill versus Aheadset: I think I'd choose an Aheadset for a new > custom, with a custom stem so that I would not have to use spacers. Or > perhaps custom made spacer to avoid the "rings on the neck" look.
Guess I am the opposite. My first custom is threadless. I ultimately had a custom stem made for it that does not require spacers. Its beautiful, but came at an additional $450.00. My second custom I specified threadless. The builder double checked as most of his customers ask for threadless. For the record, builder and I are both very happy with how it turned out. On Dec 24, 10:55 am, "PATRICK MOORE" <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 7:26 PM, John McMurry <johnmcmu...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Well, here in the Northeast, that doesn't fly. > > > If you ride in the rain, in the snow, in the mud, or dirt around here > > for several thousand a year, annual maintenance is necessary; unless > > you're willing to dispose of these parts a couple years later. > > I rode in plenty of rain with cheap steel components (Kenya, early '70s, > Delhi, late '60s) and never had a stem jam. > > Oh well, perhaps your riding is different from mine. > > Back to quill versus Aheadset: I think I'd choose an Aheadset for a new > custom, with a custom stem so that I would not have to use spacers. Or > perhaps custom made spacer to avoid the "rings on the neck" look. > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Kayan_woman_with_neck_rings.jpg > > Now here is a useful question: let's say you absolutely refused to have > steerer sticking up above your stem, as any good Christian and gentleman > would. So you leave, let's say, 2" of steerer poking up above the upper > bearing race. Fine. Now could one not make a stem with a collar that clamped > on this 2" portion but rose higher, being in effect a quill that clamped on > the outside of the steerer? > > Better yet, why not a system whereby you have such an external, clamping > quill with a separate stem that clamps to said quill, so that you can > replace said quills to raise and lower without the humiliation of having > spacers on top of your stem? You'd lose much of the simplicity of the > threadless system, yet it still would be simpler than the old quill system. > > I think I personally would have a new custom threadless stem made. > > Patrick "despite my loquacity on the subject, have no dog fighting in it" > Moore --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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-bunch@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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
