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Quill stem recommendation
Hi. I am looking for a quill stem recommendation or two. My current
Zoom (Nashbar purchased) stem is not as stiff as the no-name, OEM stem it replaced. I really notice quite a bit of flex when doing some steep climbs. Here's my wish list (for a 1 inch steer tube): - 110 mm - No rise/level profile - Open face plate or equivalent for easy installation I know the choice of quill stems are hard to come by these days and that is why I am asking here. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Incidentally, I replaced the original stem after 7 years and many miles of riding as a precautionary measure. I really like that beefy aluminum stem - maybe I am being too conservative swapping it out?!? |
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Sir, It's Just Me wrote: Hi. I am looking for a quill stem recommendation or two. My current Zoom (Nashbar purchased) stem is not as stiff as the no-name, OEM stem it replaced. I really notice quite a bit of flex when doing some steep climbs. Here's my wish list (for a 1 inch steer tube): - 110 mm - No rise/level profile - Open face plate or equivalent for easy installation Profile H2O...all that you list as requirements-$40 I know the choice of quill stems are hard to come by these days and that is why I am asking here. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Incidentally, I replaced the original stem after 7 years and many miles of riding as a precautionary measure. I really like that beefy aluminum stem - maybe I am being too conservative swapping it out?!? |
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On Tue, 16 May 2006 14:55:05 GMT, "Sir, It's Just Me"
nospam?@thanks?.? wrote: Hi. I am looking for a quill stem recommendation or two. My current Zoom (Nashbar purchased) stem is not as stiff as the no-name, OEM stem it replaced. I really notice quite a bit of flex when doing some steep climbs. Here's my wish list (for a 1 inch steer tube): - 110 mm - No rise/level profile - Open face plate or equivalent for easy installation http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.aspx?PART_NUM_SUB='1174-10' jeverett3ATearthlinkDOTnet http://home.earthlink.net/~jeverett3 |
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Sir, It's Just Me wrote:
Hi. I am looking for a quill stem recommendation or two. My current Zoom (Nashbar purchased) stem is not as stiff as the no-name, OEM stem it replaced. I really notice quite a bit of flex when doing some steep climbs. Here's my wish list (for a 1 inch steer tube): - 110 mm - No rise/level profile - Open face plate or equivalent for easy installation I know the choice of quill stems are hard to come by these days and that is why I am asking here. Any help is appreciated. Thanks. Incidentally, I replaced the original stem after 7 years and many miles of riding as a precautionary measure. I really like that beefy aluminum stem - maybe I am being too conservative swapping it out?!? Is this the Zoom stem you bought?: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=119&subcategory=1185&brand=&s ku=3499 I have these on a couple of bikes, in the max (130mm) size, fully extended, and I don't notice any flex. I'm also 230lb and use 46cm bars. I'm hard on stems, I broke a forged Nitto stem. The Zoom stems seemed stiffer, it's hard to imagine how they could be more beefy. |
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find yourself a steel Salsa quill stem. They're incredibly strong.
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Peter Cole wrote:
Is this the Zoom stem you bought?: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=119&subcategory=1185&brand=&s ku=3499 I have these on a couple of bikes, in the max (130mm) size, fully extended, and I don't notice any flex. I'm also 230lb and use 46cm bars. I'm hard on stems, I broke a forged Nitto stem. The Zoom stems seemed stiffer, it's hard to imagine how they could be more beefy. Yes, indeed we are talking about the same Zoom stem. Your comments are quite interesting in light of my personal experience. I'm only 155 lbs and use the 110mm stem with it very conservatively extended. This stem has a very similiar design/profile as the stem originally on my bike. I do notice the Zoom stem is lighter. I think that is due, in part to a couple of observations like a shorter neck (vertical height) and it has a hollowed out section located where the back of the handlebars meet the stem. I've read some on-line reviews on the Profile H20 stem and the reviews are mixed about its stiffness. This includes a 2001 bicycling review and roadbikereview.com as a couple of sources. Between the old and new stem, I've had the same fork, frame and wheel and the same model handlebars (beefy Profile Design hammers; replaced a couple of times due to crashes or for safekeeping). Confusing things more a bit, between these two stems, the OEM and the Zoom, I did have another Zoom stem on the bike, last year. Same model, just a 100 mm. For $40 (2x20), I figure I'd experiment with my bike fit. Long story short, I hated the fit and ride characterstics using the shorter stem and ended up swapping out the Zoom 100 for the Zoom 110. While I had the Zoom 100 on the bike, I did not notice it to be flexy. Maybe I was too occupied with the poor fit to notice if it really was flexy. Perhaps I need to loosen one of the Zoom's bolts and tighten the other more. Yeah I know..grasping at straws...I read such advice about the Deda or Profile stem on roadbikereivew. Anyway, thanks for your reply. |
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John Everett wrote:
http://www.lickbike.com/productpage.aspx?PART_NUM_SUB='1174-10' Bookmarked! Thanks! |
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On Tue, 16 May 2006 15:09:15 -0400, Peter Cole wrote:
Is this the Zoom stem you bought?: http://www.nashbar.com/profile.cfm?category=119&subcategory=1185&brand=&s ku=3499 I have these on a couple of bikes, in the max (130mm) size, fully extended, and I don't notice any flex. I'm also 230lb and use 46cm bars. I have a couple of these, too, and have not noticed any flex. -- David L. Johnson __o | The motor car reflects our standard of living and gauges the _`\(,_ | speed of our present life. It long ago ran down Simple Living, (_)/ (_) | and never halted to inquire about the prostrate figure which fell as its victim. -- Warren G. Harding |
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Sir, It's Just Me wrote: Since my fork is 8 years old and has about 50,000 miles, I wonder if it is time to replace it. If so, I'd go with a 100% threadless setup. Is this silly? It's quite a beefy GT Edge carbon fork w/ a steel steerer. I'd rather replace bike parts then body parts. Cinelli Frog is one quill option that is nice and meets your specifications, if you can still get one - have a look on Ebay for what you might find. But you are on the right track thinking about a new fork some time. You can either jump into that in one go if you have the funds, or get the quill adapter and a stem for ahead-set, as an interim step. Donga |
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