stem suggestion?

Posted on Wed 29th, April 2015

• #1

bjj22

I've tried a couple of 31.8 ahead stems on my bike, no complaints about performance, but visually they're just a bit chunky for my liking. I think it's because the top tube seems to taper slightly towards the front on my bike, so a slimmer stem would look better. Do 26.0 stems have a thinner "shaft"? And if so any suggestions for what's available with a ~12 degree drop angle?
• #2

yoav

26.0 refers to the handlebar clamp diameter and is independent of the stem shaft diameter. I've never seen an ahead stem with shaft as slim as a quill stem, but then I've always assumed that the butch manliness of an ahead stem was part of its attraction.
• #3

Breso in reply to @bjj22

Thomson X2 has a pretty thin "shaft" and are -10 degree.
• #4

Smallfurry

Salsa have good functioning, slim 31.8 stems.
• #5

daveaa

The eBay kalloy is quite slim
• #6

Serling
Ritchey Classic is pretty slick looking.

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• #7

bjj22

good suggestions, thanks.
• #8

hugo7

@hippy

Merge with ?

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