Yes, I agree... the stem faceplate is one of those smart innovations that should be on EVERY stem, quill or threadless. Same goes for brake levers and shifters... NOTHING should ever have to slide over the grips or navigate around impossible curves... they should directly install (in my opinion).
Another pet peeve of mine is that quills (in general) come too short. Of the 4 sets of Nitto Bullmoose bars I have bought, only one (for reasons unknown) has a halfway decent length, allowing me to achieve the height I really like. The others have only a few inches... I'm maxed out, still wishing for the option of more height. I realize that for every tall whiner like me there are plenty of others who ride normal sized frames that probably can't handle a long quill... But one of the great advantages of a quill IS the adjustability... so having limited adjustability (to me) diminishes the utility of a quill... End of rant. BB On Wednesday, January 8, 2014 9:04:54 PM UTC-5, sameness wrote: > > I stand firm in my faith that in these troubled times, most if not all of > the world's problems could be solved with a tall, lustrous Nitto stem > featuring a removable faceplate. > > And by *most if not all of the world's problems*, I of course mean, "I'd > desperately like to try out the Albastache, but I'm pretty sure the > adhesive on my cork grips is MIL-SPEC." > > Imagine the clamor heard 'round the world, undulating and ceaseless, > resounding in force 'cross fiber and copper all the way to Walnut Creek, > where the powers that be see an earnest demand and figure out a way to get > the ball rolling. > > Me, I'd gladly pay $100.00 on up and in advance for 10cm worth of polished > panacea. Any similarly minded, dice-rollin' Early Adopters care to weigh in? > > Jeff Hagedorn > Warragul, VIC Australia > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
