Re: [CR]Steerers and stems on bikes in Golden Age of Bicycles

(Example: Racing:Jean Robic)

From: <ABB3330002@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 21:17:15 EDT
Subject: Re: [CR]Steerers and stems on bikes in Golden Age of Bicycles
To: G.Duke@civenv.unimelb.edu.au, classicrendezvous@bikelist.org


>From another point of view, seeing the stems and bars in Jan's book has really opened me up to a different perspective of how bars and stems are SUPPOSED to look. My eye was so used to the proportions of Cinelli stems that I couldn't adjust to other proportions. They all seemed clunky and mountain-bike sized . Somehow seeing these gorgeous well- thought- out custom stems in Jan's book re-educated my eye. I now see balance in the thicker stems. Exciting stuff. Alan Bernstein, end=of=summer Ct.