Thanks for the info everyone. I think I'll give it a try, just not sure if I'll try the Soma bar or the Cowbell. The Soma is tempting because it comes in silver but the flare on the Cowbell is pretty sweet. I'll definitely go with one of those two bars.
--mike On Feb 13, 5:43 pm, "Bill M." <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a Zoom stem adapter: > > http://www.universalcycles.com/shopping/product_details.php?id=23897 > > with a VO stem on my Riv Road. Used to have a Noodle bar, now a > silver, 26.0, 42 cm SOMA Hwy 1. I went from an 8 cm extension to a 9 > when I swapped the bars. Tried a 10 also, a front loading stem makes > the swap a piece of cake. > > The combination of the Zoom adapter and VO stem is lighter than a > Technomic Deluxe. The finish matches the stem and bar fairly well. > It's also quite inexpensive. What's not to like? > > I have a 44 Cowbell 2 on another bike. Don't yet have enough miles on > the SOMA to tell you which I prefer. The flare of the Cowbell is > nice, not radical feeling (like a Woodchipper). I wish I had bought > the 42 in the Cowbell, but I may change my mind if I can ever finally > get it off road. > > Bill > > On Feb 13, 6:50 am, Mike <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > 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... > > > 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.
