1.125" threadless is certainly the MOST mainstream, but I don't think I'd advise Riv or even Soma to grow their business by becoming more mainstream. 1" threaded is flat out better for reasons that Riv thinks are important. 1.125" threadless is flat out better for reasons that Riv thinks are entirely unimportant.
On Apr 5, 1:54 pm, bfd <bfd...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 5, 1:41 pm, William <tapebu...@gmail.com> wrote:> "They could still > stay with 1" as there > > are shims to fit 1.25" stems." > > > ....and there are adapters so they can stay with 1" threaded and still > > fit threadless stems. > > That's true, but those adapters are alot more bulky than incorporating > a threadless stem in the design. Further, if you want this frame to > attract more riders, threadless is more "modern" and will be more > familiar to younger riders. > > > Also I presume you mean 1.125". > > Thanks, that's right. Good Luck! -- 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.
