The stem is too tall, and I believe that it is the raw finish - bought it a couple of years ago. It turns out that I had the seat adjusted for the bike stand clamp and not for me and once the seat was lowered properly, the handlebars are way up there - I am changing to a 6 degree 100mm stem - the large Gus has a tall headtube and I do not need the tall stem. I was at the top of the medium frame range and bottom of the large frame range so I went with the large so I could use 700C wheels and have the longer effective top tube because of my long torso. I have several bikes with VO Cigne (LD) stems, basically on every 1-1/8" threadless headset bike that I have, except the Hubbuhubbuh, and yes the Hubbuhubbuh looks weird with that many spacers. I love the LD stems because I usually need the extra height on non-Riv frames and the LD stem is easier on my oversized belly when I am standing on the ground, off the seat and rubbing up against the stem when I start off. I bought the Crust Ti stem in a moment of weakness because it was in stock and I could. It will get swapped out for one of my others, probably on my Trek District. I will probably eventually put an LD stem on the Hubbuhubbuh, but I really like the threadless style Nitto Bullmoose that is on it. Probably end up with Jones bars or Nitto Wavies when I do. I am not a fan of bars with mostly parallel grip areas - Bosco, Albatross, etc.
On Monday, February 1, 2021 at 10:12:09 PM UTC-5 Ed Fausto wrote: > Hi Laing, > That is definitely a very premium build. > How do you find the Crust Ti LD stem? is this the raw finish? > > I am looking for ways to have my handlebar higher than my seat on my 51 > Gus. > Right now my steering tube is still uncut and using a 70m Nitto UI-21 stem > with Nitto Choco norm handlebar. > The uncut steerer tube with lots of headset spaces does not look nice > which is why I am considering a similar stem as an alternative. > > Ed Fausto > On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 10:39:05 PM UTC+8 lconley wrote: > >> I am still bent forward a little, I may install narrower spacers and cut >> down the steering tube a little more (already cut about 3" off). I am not >> comfortable too upright - been riding drops for over 50 years. I have a >> long torso and short legs so I am still leaning over with bars considerably >> above the saddle - I like a long effective top tube. My Riv Custom is >> something like 54.5 ST, 63 TT with a 6 degree TT. Note that the majority of >> the grips are forward of the headtube. I am not comfortable on Boscos and >> Albatrosses. >> I already had many of the parts except for the rims, spokes and tires >> from an abandoned Crust ScapeGoat fatbike build from a few years ago. The >> rear hub came from a set of Peter White wheels that were on my original >> Blue headtube Sam from 8 years ago. >> >> Laing >> >> On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 9:10:25 AM UTC-5 Jesse Stoddard wrote: >> >>> Man that is a seriously premium build. Regarding fit, are you pretty >>> upright on this? >>> >>> On Thursday, January 28, 2021 at 8:14:02 AM UTC-5 lconley wrote: >>> >>>> Here is my Gus Boots Willsen build. Only have a few details left (water >>>> bottles cages, bar tape on, remove the brake cable hanger - installed to >>>> preserve space in case I want cantilevers), final trim of cable housing >>>> and >>>> soldering cable ends >>>> Frame - Large Gus Boots Willsen with IRD roller bearing headset >>>> Wheels - built by me - 700C >>>> Front - 40 spoke, bolt-on Phil Wood Hub, Velocity Cliffhanger rim - >>>> black with machined sidewalls, Sapim double butted spokes - 4-cross >>>> Rear - 48 spoke, bolt-on Phil Wood Touring Hub - 9 speed, Velocity >>>> Cliffhanger rim - black with machined sidewalls, Sapim double butted >>>> spokes >>>> - 4-cross >>>> Tires - Surly Extra-Terrestrial 29x2.5 >>>> Drivetrain - 1x11 >>>> Crank - White Industries M30 crank and bottom bracket, 32 tooth >>>> chainring >>>> Cassette - 11 speed Shimano XT 12-46 (12 tooth first position cog >>>> substituted for 11) >>>> Chain - Wipperman Connex 11 speed >>>> Rear Derailleur - SRAM GX 11 speed with SRAM trigger shifter >>>> Pedals - Speedplay Drillium >>>> Brakes - Shimano Deore V-brake >>>> Brake Levers - Shimano DXR MX70 >>>> Brake Cables - Jaguar ultra-slick with Jaguar housings >>>> Seat post - Nitto S-83, 26.8 >>>> Saddle - NOS Brooks B-68 >>>> Stem - Crust Ti LD >>>> Handlebars - Jones Ti 660 >>>> Grips - Jones >>>> Pump - Zefal HPX-3 >>>> Kickstand - Pletscher >>>> Weight as pictured - 35.0 lbs >>>> >>>> [image: IMG_0013 (2).JPG] >>>> >>>> [image: IMG_0010 (2).JPG] >>>> >>>> Laing >>>> Delray Beach FL >>>> >>> -- 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/0512d754-ba2c-498e-8d8b-ac956885cb13n%40googlegroups.com.
