The Best Stem I Ever Had Was...

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soulchild said:
seeing this brings a tear of joy to my eye...
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It all started because my sidis spike screws were so stripped, I couldn't get the screws out to put the spikes in... one thing led to another....

The Internet is a dangerous place
 
At the risk of talking about stems in the conversation about stems...the Thomson X2 stem is beautiful but they scare the crap out of me. I used to have them on a couple bikes until I cracked one at the faceplate threads in a road race (properly torqued with a Park beam wrench) and I am not a big guy. The faceplate itself was fine, which is odd because apparently that's usually where they crack. Thomson warrantied it but it's 4 bolt faceplate stems for me from now on. Zipp Sercive Course SLs get it done and look decent.
 
The Kalmyk said:
Green Gatorade on the road bike
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Damn, your handlebar cockpit game is on point. How are those Thomson bars?, Edit, that's not yours, how is that @soulchild?

BTW, while I like the detail with the green trim for the finishing tape, looks like you used a whole roll of electrical to do it.
 
stb222 said:
Damn, your handlebar cockpit game is on point. How are those Thomson bars?, Edit, that's not yours, how is that @soulchild?

BTW, while I like the detail with the green trim for the finishing tape, looks like you used a whole roll of electrical to do it.
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I can't take the credit for the green tape, that was all Cody at Halter's. Dudeman's finishing tape game is Pro.

As far as the bars are concerned, I really like Thomson products in general but I'm super impressed with the durability of their bars. Any product that I haven't broken should alleviate anyone's concerns in that department. I've run the XC and road bars since they came out. I'm on my second pair of both. The 'cross bars are new to me and still being tweaked here and there as far as angles but I am impressed with their stiffness (a little stiffer than the road bar). I do notice minimal amounts of flex in a full on sprint front the drops on the 'cross bike but it's less so than the road bike. The road bike isn't a what I would call a sprinter's bar but they are good balance of stiffness to flex.

Since most of us looking at carbon parts are predisposed to comparing weight, Thomson will never be the lightest product you could by. There are plenty of lighter options, but I'll stick with the Thomson reputation 10/10 times.
 
soulchild said:
Since most of us looking at carbon parts are predisposed to comparing weight, Thomson will never be the lightest product you could by. There are plenty of lighter options, but I'll stick with the Thomson reputation 10/10 times.
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Yeah, weight is the last reason to look at a carbon bar as they are grams different than alum counterparts. All about that vibration dampening.
 
soulchild said:
Since most of us looking at carbon parts are predisposed to comparing weight, Thomson will never be the lightest product you could by. There are plenty of lighter options, but I'll stick with the Thomson reputation 10/10 times.
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Carbon feels great and is also great for people selling it. It's an inferior material. The process to make carbon frames and bits is actually easier than working with the best bike material on the planet, titanium. As cliche as that is with me thowing claims to titanium, it's the truth. At least in my mind. Look at @jdog when he pulls his daughter around on the weehoo. It's done his most reliable bike.
 
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