It depends on lots of things. Top 5 in my mind are: Are you 140 pounds? That's a big plus in favor of using a Technomic Deluxe wherever you feel like it. Are you 280 pounds? Not so much What bars are you using? normal drop bars? That's a big plus. Boscos or other very very long lever arm swept-back bars? Not so much What does off road riding mean to you? Smooth roads that happen to be unpaved? That's a big plus. Absolutely anything that the adrenaline junkies take bicycles on? Not so much Do you know how to "ride light"? If so, that's a big plus. If you don't know what that even means, maybe not so much When your handlebar moves in the stem, do you just re-position it and keep riding? That's a big plus. Do you fret and worry and rush to replace your cockpit? Not so much
Applying those five criteria to myself, I would have zero qualms running a Technomic Deluxe for off road touring, and have done a ton of off road riding with a Technomic Deluxe or Nitto Pearl stem. I'm closer to 140 than 280, I use normal drop bars, off road touring to me means dirt roads, I know how to ride light, and if my bar shifts, I reposition it and ride on. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Monday, March 3, 2025 at 12:00:34 PM UTC-8 der_amerikanische_freund wrote: > Hi all, just a quick question to users of the above stems. > > Nitto claims it's not intended for off-road riding, however I see a lot of > builds (who look very off-road to me) with said stems. > > Has anyone used them in rough-ish terrain? I don't ride technical trails > but I don't ride on pavement either, so just that middle ground of mild to > rough gravel > > Thanks > > > -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/6e6e7758-0a6c-47d3-9c17-7ce7619b24ecn%40googlegroups.com.
