Thanks, Clayton and Ed! This is very helpful. Minimum insertion, like on seat posts.
I'll bring it to my LBS this weekend, and in an effort to be more self supporting, I'll stay there to watch what they do. (I'm sure it's "easy," but I don't have a clue or tools). Roberta On Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at 5:20:41 PM UTC-4, Ed Carolipio wrote: > Hi Roberta, > > Normally for quill stems we talk about minimum insertion rather than > maximum height. As long as there's enough stem *inside* the fork steerer > tube, the stem is okay to be that high. > > Remove your stem from the steerer tube and see if there is an etched > marking on the middle of the stem. It should read "Min Insert" or something > similar, and be pointing to a line or a series of vertical hashes that goes > around the stem. (I tried to point that out in the photo of the Nitto > Technomic below but you need to zoom and look in the dark area for the > etching.) As long as that line is hidden by the top steerer nut, the stem > should be secure in the steerer tube. > > AFAIK the Technomic is the tallest quill stem with a long (90mm or > greater) reach that is available. There are variable angle stems and the > Dirt Tourer stem which can be taller but have much shorter effective reach. > > --Ed C. > > [image: SM1161-01.jpg] > > > > > -- 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.
