Hi Erl, I believe the Dirt Drop stem and the Technomic stem you have are made in different processes. The Dirt Drop is cold forged, while the Technomic Standard is not. This makes the Dirt Drop stiffer. Additionally, having less quill showing will have less flex. Either way, it's your bike and you can set it up however you'd like! Looks great and if you're comfy on it, that's what matters. David Chicago
On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 6:50:08 AM UTC-5, WETH wrote: > > Dear Joe, > Thanks for your thoughts and concern. For comparison purposes, when I was > in the initial build stages I had the noodles in a Nitto Dirt Drop stem( > 8cm); this current stem gets the bars to the same height and 1cm closer > than with the dirt drop extended to maximum/minimum insertion line. I will > keep a close eye on the current stem and be ready to switch back to the > dirt drop if I sense any issues. > With appreciation, > Erl > > On Monday, April 27, 2015 at 3:44:24 AM UTC-4, Joe Bernard wrote: >> >> Man, I don't know about that stem. You may be at the allowable height >> mark, but I think you're pushing your luck with the bending forces this >> will allow you to transmit through the part of the stem outside the frame. >> I really think you should consider dropping it at least an inch. >> >> On Saturday, April 25, 2015 at 8:06:28 PM UTC-7, WETH wrote: >>> >>> Patrick, I like my bars high. It helps me enjoy the ride. The stem is >>> at the maximum but still allowable height. If your interested: >>> http://americancyclery.com/products/nitto-technomics-280mm-1-quill-stem-26-0-clamp >>> >>> Eric, had I not found the stem linked to above, it was the method in the >>> photo you linked to or a dirt drop. >>> Steve, thanks and when you are recovered, I look forward to some riding. >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
