Are you dead set on a quill stem? VO makes a nice quill to threadless adapter. If you need more height, Soma makes a ludicrously tall version. You would have many more options with threadless stems. Again, VO has some nice options.
I'm 6' 4" and this will be my solution for getting a set up bars up to saddle height on a sport tourer conversion project. -M On Feb 23, 3:04 pm, Mike S <mikeshalj...@gmail.com> wrote: > Now that I've been riding my ridiculously perfect-fitting 64cm Sam > Hillborne a bit, it's become clear to me that my 64cm Quickbeam w/ > Dirtdrop stem & moustache bars gives me less extension than is ideal. > I impulsively bought the QB when it first debuted, and I should have > gotten a 66 or 68 over the 64. Also, using the Nitto lugged seatpost > as far back as possible, and it's still not enough reach. > > In addition to not being enough reach, the Dirtdrop is at the minimum > insertion line and it's only about even with the saddle, and I'd like > it higher. The option I am most in favor of right now would be > replacing the DD with a 13cm tallux, in the belief that a technomic > would give me more horizontal extension than a DD, and the 3cm > additional quill length would make up for the loss of up-angle. I'm > also considering being slightly reckless and raising it above the min. > insertion mark if I can't get enough height in regulation. > > The other option would be to get the stem extension Riv sells and > throw a technomic in there I guess, but the thought of the something > so kludgy on an otherwise excessively nice setup is a little > horrifying for my perfectionism to bear. > > I'm just wondering if there are any of you tall dudes who've had > similar issues with getting bikes to fit, and if my hypothesis will > actually work in achieving more extension AND stem height. Thanks for > any input! -- 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.
