most beautiful/interesting stem?

[redearedslider5]

just like the subject said, what do you guys think?

[ultraman6970]

Are you asking about a picture of a stem you like of you want us to post what we thing is/was the most beautiful stem???

[weisan]

slider pal, I won't do for you what you can do yourself...just google "Mario Cipollini stem (http://tinyurl.com/zfos6uk)"

:hello:

[ultraman6970]

I have to be honest, been trying to get one of those alters for years, I gave up maybe 2 years ago... :D

[redearedslider5]

just wanted to see what people find interesting. stems seem like a potentially interesting item that you never see done in a unique way. a friend of mine has the alter, it's beautiful though it seems to lack an subtlety. though subtlety be damned, that cipollini stem already wins!

[thirdgenbird]

I have what is probably one of the few bikes with an alter and a pannier. No pin-up though.

http://i280.photobucket.com/albums/kk177/thirdgenbird/Osprey/BBB21642-9D21-4D80-8288-9490892E644C_zps4mgzsfik.jpg

[corky]

Tune Geiles 4.0

[yashcha]

My favorite:

Extralite RoadStem UL3

http://www.extralite.com/Products/road%20stem%20ul_anglo.htm

I also liked the Shimano Dura ace quill stem.

[buddybikes]

Pretty easy choice for me:
1697916706

[bicycletricycle]

Polished ibis ti stems

Chapman stem for my new bike
https://m.flickr.com/#/photos/chapmancycles/25360755026/

[verbs4us]

Eric Winter. I may buy a couple to put up in the man cave next to my Wyeth and Picasso.
http://www.winterbicycles.com/gallery/stems/

[witcombusa]

The Dura Ace quil stems made by Nitto in the early 80's :D
HS-7400

[Climb01742]

My favorite:

Extralite RoadStem UL3

http://www.extralite.com/Products/road%20stem%20ul_anglo.htm


Interesting where they place the fork clamping bolts. At the very least, less chance of scratching your knees on them.;)

[Veloo]

Alter gets my vote too. Wish they'd update and bring it back in 31.8-1 1/8.
Cinelli's offerings these days look pretty lame.

[redearedslider5]

Pretty easy choice for me:
1697916706

what's this?

[sweet_johnny]

slider pal, I won't do for you what you can do yourself...just google "Mario Cipollini stem (http://tinyurl.com/zfos6uk)"

:hello:

Come on now... how about a heads up on innappropriate links for those of us at work.

[nooneline]

Come on now... how about a heads up on innappropriate links for those of us at work.

ugh, seriously.

http://d7ab823tjbf2qywyt3grgq63.wpengine.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/readers/frank/2012.03.01.01.17.36/3570444466_32c077de50.jpg



::shudder::

[seanile]

come on now... How about a heads up on innappropriate links for those of us at work.

+1

[donevwil]

Come on now... how about a heads up on innappropriate links for those of us at work.

"Mario Cipollini stem" was enough of a head-up for me. Maybe it's a generational thing.

[Idris Icabod]

what's this?

I think it is a Firefly

[CampyorBust]

http://gomeansgo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_0108.jpg

http://gomeansgo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_0111.jpg

[Keith A]

I have to be honest, been trying to get one of those alters for years, I gave up maybe 2 years ago... :DPlenty of them on eBay.

[livingminimal]

Carbon? Time. Vanilla/SV Enve's.

Metal? Painted Thomsons.

[choke]

ITM 600. Ibis Ti.

Perhaps the only threadless stem that is even remotely attractive is a Cinelli Grammo.

[chiasticon]

it's anodized, it's titanium and it's made by firefly.

[johnmdesigner]

Simple is best.

[tv_vt]

Those Alter stems were about the most flexy stem I've ever used. God-awful.

Pretty stem? Look no further than the Winter Bicycles threads and look for the one titled, Stems.

Stunning work.

[FlashUNC]

I'm partial to Winter myself.

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7413/9533841324_97ca5c8611_b.jpg

[JamesEsq]

The discontinued Zipp SL145 is coolest carbon stem I've seen.

[R3awak3n]

good answers in this thread

http://forums.thepaceline.net/showthread.php?t=170893

[loimpact]

http://gomeansgo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_0108.jpg

http://gomeansgo.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/dsc_0111.jpg

Most certainly not!!! That is friggin' BEAUTIFUL!!! :)

In modern stems, I love just about anything Deda, though a recent poster reminded me of how beautiful the "dark metal polish" versions are....(well, were).....

https://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/product-images-large/deda-zero-100-stem-dark-metal-86080.jpg

[PacNW2Ford]

90's fillet-brazed Yamaguchi Aero quill

[lhuerta]

Another vote for the Dura-Ace stem....the most beautiful bike part Shimano has ever created (and I am a Campy man)

[RonW87]

I always liked the ITM Goccia

[fogrider]

wow, many great stems here! I've gone through my share of stems...some simple and beautiful, some big and bulky, love the quills but really like the easy adjustability of ahead stems.

heres what I'm using now...since its a time frame...I had little choice...
https://www.coloradocyclist.com/time-ulteam-ti-carbon-stem-31-8mm

[timto]

These MAP stems have an insanely thin and elegant extension
http://www.culturecycles.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/8365718467_4e41b54fb6_c.jpg

also these compass stems do it for me too. this is a perfect setup imho

https://janheine.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/gbdecaleur8001.jpg

[witcombusa]

Another vote for the Dura-Ace stem....the most beautiful bike part Shimano has ever created (and I am a Campy man)

Made by Nitto!

[fuzzalow]

Cinelli 1A was the pinnacle of elegant simplicity. The aesthetic lines in this stem are unmatched and yet is also anachronistic when matched to a modern oversized tube diameter bicycle. Its time had come and gone.

http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-hjZefZVzFqM/UW_5hclSq_I/AAAAAAAAAVk/O2NOfn6rmzUlAycBHUQJhuOubOQdSwjHACHM/s1024-no/dsc00256.jpg

[jpang922]

Deda Newton!

http://www.wigglestatic.com/images/deda-newton31-stem-zoom.jpg

[Dazza]

I make em for my punters

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1679/25868953475_36be8a697d_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1570/25568256500_956f2a9c32_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1558/25868953485_8d724707de_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1468/25748017422_5b6989efd8_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1674/25238425934_6756ecfcf2_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1494/25568260500_f320b6a8f5_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1464/25842899546_bcec1bbae2_b.jpg

https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1468/25242373043_a9205f76ed_b.jpg

[Macadamia]

Yeah was gonna say, lugged stems look great!

[bikingshearer]

Chris Froome's favorite stem? All of them!

http://chrisfroomelookingatstems.tumblr.com/