Profile Design H2O quill stem?

On Apr 16, 5:51 am, "Sir Ridesalot" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Hi there.

I was thinking about getting a 90 degrees 120 mm reach Profile Design
H2O quill stem with a 26 mm hb clamp. you can see the stem at:

http://www.profile-design.com/2006_product_pages/road_bar/h2o.html

Then, when I saw it at the shop I saw that it is welded where the
quill section meets the part that holds the handle bar. I did not like
the clunky appearance but was more concerned about a possible failure
of the welded join. I would be using it on a cro-moly steel fork on a
good quality cro-moly steel road-touring bike (32 mm tyres) I often
ride cross-country (un-competitive cyclo-cross) on.

Is this a good quality stem? Is there any reason to fear a sudden stem
failure at the weld with this stem?

Thanks again for your pertinent advice.

Cheers from Peter

That may be the ugliest stem ever built. Get a Salsa cro-moly stem.

http://www.salsacycles.com/stems.html

Chris

Sir Ridesalot said:

Hi there.

I was thinking about getting a 90 degrees 120 mm reach Profile Design
H2O quill stem with a 26 mm hb clamp. you can see the stem at:

http://www.profile-design.com/2006_product_pages/road_bar/h2o.html

Then, when I saw it at the shop I saw that it is welded where the
quill section meets the part that holds the handle bar. I did not like
the clunky appearance but was more concerned about a possible failure
of the welded join. I would be using it on a cro-moly steel fork on a
good quality cro-moly steel road-touring bike (32 mm tyres) I often
ride cross-country (un-competitive cyclo-cross) on.

Is this a good quality stem? Is there any reason to fear a sudden stem
failure at the weld with this stem?

Thanks again for your pertinent advice.

Cheers from Peter

We have sold many w/o any issue or problem. Yes, it is but ugly but it
works.

Sir Ridesalot said:

Hi there.

I was thinking about getting a 90 degrees 120 mm reach Profile Design
H2O quill stem with a 26 mm hb clamp. you can see the stem at:

http://www.profile-design.com/2006_product_pages/road_bar/h2o.html

Then, when I saw it at the shop I saw that it is welded where the
quill section meets the part that holds the handle bar. I did not like
the clunky appearance but was more concerned about a possible failure
of the welded join. I would be using it on a cro-moly steel fork on a
good quality cro-moly steel road-touring bike (32 mm tyres) I often
ride cross-country (un-competitive cyclo-cross) on.

Is this a good quality stem? Is there any reason to fear a sudden stem
failure at the weld with this stem?

We've sold several hundred Profile H20 of the current model without a
single failure, including crashes. Yes, they are tough.

For pretty, a Nitto Pearl? If the Pearl dimensions fit you, they are
only $30 extra. Cold forged with a long and dependable history.
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