That Hansome stem looks 100% like a $20 Dimension stem: http://www.flickr.com/photos/cyclotourist/10701335474/ Even down to the microprinting of the dimensions (get it) on the inside of the clamping area.
I think the Dimension stems are great BTW and have about five of them. Made Taiwan BTW.. I'd vote for getting one of them. On 11/5/13, Eric Platt <epericmpl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Have a Nitto threadless stem in my parts bin. It's beautiful and really > well made. Unfortunately, don't have a bike right now where it would be > the ideal stem. The bike it was on now has a 31.8 handlebar. > > As to the Thomson - I've used them in the past. Will warn you, if you > torque the bolts too much, the face will actually shear apart. Mine > started to do that. Luckily removed before it failed completely. This is > not a unique to me problem as there was/is a thread on MTBR about the > issue. > > > Eric Platt > St. Paul, MN > > > On Tue, Nov 5, 2013 at 6:24 PM, jinxed <hbcl...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Absolutely perfect info and great suggestions all. >> >> I have looked at the IRD and those seem to have a good selection. >> >> I was focusing on the Nitto brand mainly for their long standing >> reputation here with great looking and performing items and it would be >> mated to a nitto bar. That and the insider info from Rivendell on the >> company. This group is a no brainer to tap for experience on the parts >> not >> often available in person at a shop. >> >> That said, there are VERY nice offerings being suggested. So many of the >> "modern classic" parts are coming with subtle to no visible logos that >> I've >> seen many pictured and didnt know what they were. >> >> -- >> 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > > -- > 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Cheers, David "it isn't a contest. Just enjoy the ride." - Seth Vidal -- 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 post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
