Re: 130 Degree Road Stems Availability for 1-1/8" Steerer?

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

Steve Sr. wrote:
> Anyone know if these are available anywhere? I'm working on improving
> the fit of my bike and these seem to be available for Mountain
> (25.4mm) bars only and not the Road standard of 26mm bars.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Steve

Ritchey, Easton, probably others, Not unusual.

 

[Mark Hickey]

Steve Sr. <[email protected]> wrote:

>On Sun, 03 Apr 2005 08:16:21 -0600, Qui si parla Campagnolo
><[email protected]> wrote:

>>Ritchey, Easton, probably others, Not unusual.
>
>Thanks, I'll check these manufacturers directly. The Profile Design
>that I originally ordered came via the QBP catalog at a local shop. I
>don't believe that I saw any 130 degree stems in there for road bikes.
>I also checked the QBP online catalog and all I got in 130 degree
>angles were mountain stems. I'll check out these other manufacturers.
>Hopefully they will have more useful infromation than I found on
>Profile Design's site.

You missed a couple.

The Dimension road stem is available in 130 degree format.

The other option is the adjustable Ritchey adjustable road stem - it's
actually a pretty nice looking stem, not too heavy (at 224 grams), and
is adjustable from 90 to 135 degrees.

Mark Hickey
Habanero Cycles
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