My recommendation would be to always chose the faceplater stem over the talux. The first consideration is the four bolt design will give you a more secure clamping service. Those bars are wide and you'll put a good amount of force into them while riding. The four bolts securing the face plate will be stronger. The second reason and perhaps most import is that it is so much easier to swap bars with a faceplater. As far as length It depends on how much room you need. You didn't say what bike you are putting them on but you have to consider your top tube length and the HT/ST angles.
On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 2:46:11 PM UTC-4 iamkeith wrote: > > I can't offer much input regarding length, without knowing more about you > and your bike, but can offer this in case it helps: I just swapped a Ron's > Ortho bar in place of a 65cm Riv Tosco bar, mainly because it was black. > The two bars are almost identical in terms of rise and reach and sweep. I > still have the Tosco on one bike (Susie), with a 135 faceplater. The Ortho > is has a 120 stem, but on a frame with a significantly longer top tube > (Scapegoat), so almost comparable reach in the end. In both cases, I wish > my stem was even longer, but they're hard to find and I do have a uniquely > long torso, too. Main point is that if you have access to a Tosco, you > can extrapolate safely. Ron's has more graceful curves and doesn't have > the fugly 31.8mm bulge at the clamp area but Tosco, being steel, is MUCH > stiffer and therefore the superior bar from a practical standpoint. Ortho > is too flexy, but aesthetically superior. Either one achieves the most > comfortable cockpit I've ever owned. > On Sunday, March 10, 2024 at 12:18:52 PM UTC-6 brok...@gmail.com wrote: > >> It’s 26.0 clamp diameter. >> >> On Mar 10, 2024, at 2:04 PM, Richard Rose <rmro...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Chris, are you changing handlebar on an existing bike or, is this a new >> build? If the former & when I did a bar swap on my Gus, I was able to >> determine stem length with a couple of measurements. I always prefer a 4 >> bolt stem but as I understand it the ortho bar has an unusual clamp size? >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 10, 2024, at 1:13 PM, Brian Turner <brok...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Without having the most important factors (frame, size, and what you’re >> currently running), I’d say going with a faceplater type stem would be a >> good idea because these are very wide bars, and it’s good to have a stem >> that will clamp down on them more securely than a single bolt quill stem. >> >> I currently have Ortho bars on my 54cm Gus, and I’m using a 110mm Nitto >> threadless stem with 4 bolts on the faceplate. >> >> -Brian >> Lexington KY >> >> On Mar 10, 2024, at 1:03 PM, Chris K <cmka...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hey all, I've got some Ortho Bars in my cart and looking for stem advice >> from those who use this bar. Obv there are multiple fit and frame factors >> that play into something like this, but curious what people are generally >> going with. Here are the options I'm deciding between: >> >> - Faceplater 110mm >> - Faceplater 135mm >> - Tallux 12cm >> >> Will the 110 Faceplater be too short? >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/650cf8f5-80e3-46e7-87dd-0cb5bf5543c5n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/650cf8f5-80e3-46e7-87dd-0cb5bf5543c5n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E3BCA9D9-22A0-45C8-9079-5AA37D9F712D%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/E3BCA9D9-22A0-45C8-9079-5AA37D9F712D%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- >> 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-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7612CA26-81A5-4D21-8937-5F4B43B90A13%40gmail.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/7612CA26-81A5-4D21-8937-5F4B43B90A13%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a4f7cbe5-af47-499e-8b52-4e1381a795d5n%40googlegroups.com.
