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Sir Ridesalot
Guest
Hi there.
I was thinking about getting a 90 degrees 120 mm reach Profile Design
H2O quill stem with a 26 mm hb clamp. you can see the stem at:
http://www.profile-design.com/2006_product_pages/road_bar/h2o.html
Then, when I saw it at the shop I saw that it is welded where the
quill section meets the part that holds the handle bar. I did not like
the clunky appearance but was more concerned about a possible failure
of the welded join. I would be using it on a cro-moly steel fork on a
good quality cro-moly steel road-touring bike (32 mm tyres) I often
ride cross-country (un-competitive cyclo-cross) on.
Is this a good quality stem? Is there any reason to fear a sudden stem
failure at the weld with this stem?
Thanks again for your pertinent advice.
Cheers from Peter
I was thinking about getting a 90 degrees 120 mm reach Profile Design
H2O quill stem with a 26 mm hb clamp. you can see the stem at:
http://www.profile-design.com/2006_product_pages/road_bar/h2o.html
Then, when I saw it at the shop I saw that it is welded where the
quill section meets the part that holds the handle bar. I did not like
the clunky appearance but was more concerned about a possible failure
of the welded join. I would be using it on a cro-moly steel fork on a
good quality cro-moly steel road-touring bike (32 mm tyres) I often
ride cross-country (un-competitive cyclo-cross) on.
Is this a good quality stem? Is there any reason to fear a sudden stem
failure at the weld with this stem?
Thanks again for your pertinent advice.
Cheers from Peter