When I got my Quickbeam, I tried a couple of stems, including the stock Technomic Deluxe and the Nitto Dirt Drop. Both flexed noticeably more than the Salsa welded stem I ended up with. The Dirt Drop not as much as the Technomic Deluxe, but the quill was bottomed out in the steerer.
Philip On May 6, 9:24 am, "Bill M." <bmenn...@comcast.net> wrote: > Back in 1991 I bought a Cannondale (very stiff frame) that came with a > standard quill stem. I swapped it out for a hollow, welded stem that > had a much larger diameter extension. The first time I stood up and > cranked the bike up a short steep rise I was astonished at how much > stiffer the front end of the bike felt. The quill stem was allowing > the bars to twist, the new one wasn't. > > That may or may not be seen as a good thing, but I have no doubt that > typical threadless stems are stiffer in torsion than traditional quill > stems. > > Bill > > On May 6, 3:58 am, MichaelH <mhech...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > > The new RR contains an article by GP outlining his believes about > > various aspects of bike strength, comfort, weight, and comfort. > > There wasn't much new there for anyone who has followed him for a few > > years, including why he prefers threaded headsets and stems, but it > > did trigger this question from me. > > > My son, who is 39 years old and a very muscular 170 lbs claims that > > he experiences stem flex while climbing with a traditional quill > > stem. I am always disinclined to challenge people's subjective > > experience but I have never experienced this and suspect it is in his > > imagination. > > > Has anyone here felt their stem flex and has anyone ever broken a > > stem? > > > michael -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.