Longest available stem

bentbiker <[email protected]> wrote in news:[email protected]:

> i'd like to do a direct steer USS conversion as a fun project on a bike, could someone tell me
> where to get the longest available aheadset style stem? I think Challenge used to offer some real
> long ones, but i'm not sure how to obtain one in this country? TIA
>
>

http://www.supergo.com/itemdisplay.asp Weyless R18 in 130mm is the longest I've found.U$25

I needed to put a handlebar stem extension on a bike that was much longer than anything commercially
available. I made one myself, from steel tubing of different diameters and wall-thicknesses, that I
bought at an industrial supply house that specialized in metal materials. They had a scrap bin where
I was able to find just what I needed, sold by the pound and much cheaper than buying whole lengths.
Once, I made a super-high seat stem for a 6' 7" woman, by ramming 3 diameters of aluminum tubing
inside one another with a hardwood dowel epoxy-glued in the core. I've used a similar one for myself
for 10 years and it hasn't failed yet, despite my large size, and frequent backpacks full of
groceries.

Steve McDonald

[email protected] (Steve McDonald) wrote in news:22346-3F3DE30A-
[email protected]:

This morning, once I began thinking clearly, I remembered seeing an adjustable "stoker stem" that
looks really long. Took me a moment, but I found the link: http://www.chucksbikes.com/st023.htm

Unfortunately, the angle looks a bit steep.

rorschandt