Soma Shotwell stem in silver is not available in 1" but comes with a shim, is silver, and is very affordable.
see: http://store.somafab.com/soshstsi.html Cheers, Sean --- On Mon, 4/9/12, C.J. Filip <c.j.fi...@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: C.J. Filip <c.j.fi...@hotmail.com> > Subject: [RBW] Re: Sources for decent-looking silver 1" threadless stems > To: "RBW Owners Bunch" <rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com> > Date: Monday, April 9, 2012, 8:38 AM > If the shim is a big deal, you can > get at least get a really nice > Thomson shim. That's what I did for $5. > Acutually forgot all about > it until I saw this posting. > http://www.treefortbikes.com/product/333222337828/125/Thomson-Stem-Shim.html. > comes with a cap too. > > On Apr 9, 4:24 am, Forrest <ftme...@me.com> > wrote: > > I won't fret about 1" and just get what I need in a 1 > 1/8" and use the > > shim. Thanks! -- fm > > > > On Monday, April 9, 2012 4:18:01 AM UTC-5, Jim Thill - > Hiawatha Cyclery > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Most 1-1/8 stems come with a shim. There are few, > if any, 1" stems on the > > > market, but I haven't done an exhaustive search. > 1" stuff, threaded or > > > threadless, is getting more and more oddball every > year, as almost nobody > > > (except Riv) makes bikes with 1" steerers now. The > stem and headset > > > manufacturers don't generally divert their > resources into making > > > aftermarket parts for older bikes. Heck, even > 1-1/8 threadless, as we know > > > it, is becoming somewhat outdated in a world of > tapered steerers and > > > integrated headset cups, but the simple-ness and > versatility of good old > > > 1-1/8 threadless would seem to keep it in > widespread production for many > > > years to come. > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.
