I'm yet to see a painted stem that looks decent. It's like the guy at the wedding with a navy suit, navy shirt, navy tie, navy socks and navy shoes, thinking he's totally got a hold of sartorial matters by the bollocks
Fancy, but assuming the rest of the bike was as intricately lugged it would be a bit too rich for my blood. To misquote Le Corbusier 'consistency is one of the forms of beauty, contrast is the other'
I'm yet to see a painted stem that looks decent. It's like the guy at the wedding with a navy suit, navy shirt, navy tie, navy socks and navy shoes, thinking he's totally got a hold of sartorial matters by the bollocks