|   silver stems/bars? | blownpupil
Sep 19, 2003 11:38 AM | | Why is every road stem and handlebar black? I think a silver metallic stem/bar looks so much nicer, especially since most other components are silver. |
| lotsa bars/stems arent black. nm. | Steve_0
Sep 19, 2003 12:10 PM | | |
| re: silver stems/bars? | gtx
Sep 19, 2003 12:53 PM | | I agree, I don't like black bike parts. But they are starting to push the weight envelope with a lot of this stuff, and the shot peened black surface (used by some of them anyway) is supposed to improve fatigue life. But I think it's also fashion, and maybe it's cheaper, too. You can still get Thomson stems in silver. I don't know of any bars, though. I still ride with old school Cinelli bars/stems. |
| silver's the new black, black was the new silver... | consolidated
Sep 19, 2003 1:05 PM | | ...maybe purple anodized will make a big comeback, looks like day-glo isn't dead yet either (makes sense for safety I suppose, otherwise, uggh).
we're no better than a bunch of grade-school fashionistas...; ) |
| no more purple, please | gtx
Sep 19, 2003 1:23 PM | | luckily, I think all that Ringle and Kooka junk from the mid-90s has broken by now... |
| Noo-oo-oo-o-o-ooo-o-o-oo-o-o--Don't say that! | The Walrus
Sep 19, 2003 4:24 PM | | I need it! I want it! I at least need a purple seatpost to go with that fine Cook Bros crank I finally scored! |
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