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-stem-adaptor.html
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.
