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, [email protected] > 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/b1892e71-c299-43bf-8270-d93b7c7d117en%40googlegroups.com.
