I've had what appears to be that very same stem (though silver) on the MTB-turned-urban-assault-vehicle I built up in grad school (about 1997). I used that bike tons for about a decade, though I rarely ride it now. The Kalloy stem is obviously a cruder piece than the Nitto Dirtdrop, but it's been perfectly functional and doesn't look bad at all. I wouldn't hesitate to use the one you pointed to in your build.
-Jack Raleigh, NC On Thursday, October 6, 2016 at 3:05:07 PM UTC-4, Patch T wrote: > > Hi Bunch, > > I have a Nitto dirt drop stem on my QB with NItto 135 and I of course love > everything about it... > > That said, I'm building up a slightly-budgety all-rounder from an '85 Trek > 850. I want it all black. Because all my other bikes are silvery. And just > because. > > Question, how are Kalloy stems? Specifically, > http://www.treefortbikes.com/product/333222363230/1519/Kalloy-Dirt-Drop-Quill-Stem.html > > I am clearly not expecting the quality of Nitto, but about how much > quality (or more importantly, strength and integrity) can I expect from a > $12-$15 stem? > > Thanks! > > Patch > > > > > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
