I bought it, and it's going on a new Atlantis. Its length matches up well with the bike's Albatross bars. I also have one on my Quickbeam and one on my Homer, and I smile every time I look at them. Stiffness? Don't know. But they ARE absurdly beautiful.
Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2, 2010, at 9:30 PM, "Bill M." <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > I bought one of the initial run of lugged stems, used it on my Riv > Road for several years, sold it (to another list member) for the same > $100 I paid for it. It looked as good when I sold it as it did when I > bought it. The nickel plating is very durable. So it's got that > going for it, which is nice. > > Otherwise, while it may be very stiff and is surely very strong, IMO > it's really all about the looks. > > BTW, I only sold it because it was too long to give me a good fit. I > replaced it with a Technomic Deluxe that was 2 cm shorter. In this > case function won over form. > > Bill > > On Mar 2, 3:54 pm, rperks <perks....@gmail.com> wrote: >> Is there more to this stem then the love of lugs? Is it appreciably >> stiffer than the technomic? Does it provide vertical compliance while >> isolating lateral and twisting flex? >> >> Is there more than good looks for 3 times the price? >> >> Rob > > -- > 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- > bu...@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 > . > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ **************************************************** To ensure compliance with Treasury Department regulations, we advise you that, unless otherwise expressly indicated, any federal tax advice contained in this message was not intended or written to be used, and cannot be used, for the purpose of (i) avoiding tax-related penalties under the Internal Revenue Code or applicable state or local tax law provisions or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another party any tax-related matters addressed herein. **************************************************** **************************************************** This email (and any attachments thereto) is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email (and any attachments thereto) is strictly prohibited. If you receive this email in error please immediately notify me at (212) 735-3000 and permanently delete the original email (and any copy of any email) and any printout thereof. Further information about the firm, a list of the Partners and their professional qualifications will be provided upon request. **************************************************** ============================================================================== -- 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-bu...@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.
