Did somebody mention my name? On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 8:32 AM, Philip Williamson < philip.william...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I'll bet most lugged stem owners don't mind the over-the-topness of > the NAHBS bikes! > > Philip > McMinnville, Ore. > > On Mar 3, 5:38 am, Ken Yokanovich <reflector.collec...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > I don't know about weight, length, or any real specifications that > > make them different. I have two lugged stems on two different > > bicycles; on my Rivendell custom all-rounder, and one on a custom Curt > > Goodrich. I have regular Nitto stems on my Atlantis and on another > > custom Rivendell road bike. > > > > There is a noticable difference in stiffness when the front of the > > bike is loaded down with weight. I'd like to get another lugged stem > > for the Atlantis for when touring with front panniers. I have no > > desire to add one to the other Rivendell road. Mostly, it's an > > aesthetic thing that one looks at and says; "Wow, what a beautiful bit > > of ridable art." > > > > On Mar 2, 5:54 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<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > > -- Cheers, David Redlands, CA "Bicycling is a big part of the future. It has to be. There is something wrong with a society that drives a car to workout in a gym." ~Bill Nye, scientist guy -- 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.
