Re: [RBW] Re: Nitto Technomic/Tallux for off-road touring

[Mike Rossi]

Just in case you’re interested, Blue Lug has the Nitto UI-2 stem (26.0 clamp) in stock in all sizes from 60 to 120. Great stem for Ortho bars. Nitto 90-190’s in stock as well. Mike On Mar 4, 2025, at 2:29 PM, jaredwilson <duh...@gmail.com> wrote: Personally it sounds like you'll be fine given you know what to look out for and how to handle a bike appropriately given the terrain, but I will say the fillet Nitto Faceplater stems are well worth the coin and peace of mind if you can find one in your size. Best of luck and be sure to report back with your findings and pictures whenever possible. jared in SC, CA On Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 11:23:50 AM UTC-8 der_amerikanische_freund wrote: Thank you for all your answers. I was pretty confident on using the Technomic/Tallux based on all the answer-s before Bill's. However, considering I will be using Ortho's or similar bars, I may have to reconsider my position. I'm 170 pounds and know how to ride light (the only riding I know in fact!), but will be using swept-back bars. Regards El martes, 4 de marzo de 2025 a las 18:10:02 UTC, davids...@gmail.com escribió: I ride a tallux through single track with no issues. However, to echo Bill's statements, always on drop bars and "riding light."  On Tuesday, March 4, 2025 at 8:24:07 AM UTC-8 Bill Lindsay wrote: 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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b1892e71-c299-43bf-8270-d93b7c7d117en%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/F7866ACA-F668-40A4-BB59-F8317E1C901C%40gmail.com.