This man is a genius
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for 6 bucks, why not. Carbon ones cost more than that and dont adjust, id pay 6 bucks if they are strong enough
ive been looking every for the metal ones since last year. there was another site that had them, but dont remember the site
All the bikes I own don't need this.
plastic is scary, but I could get on board the metal ones. I did the concept supposing it's strong enough to provide good clamping force.
^ this
Arestic Components is who used to make them.
Tomo from Pimpbiker should have some soon in the states, if not now.
Tomo from Pimpbiker should have some soon in the states, if not now.
found the Japanese site that listed the Arestic spacers...they just dont sell em
http://www.funfancy.jp/ffc/goods/list.html?cid=0002
http://www.funfancy.jp/ffc/goods/list.html?cid=0002
Cool design and neat concept but how is this an improvement?
Arestic? I think I found their web site:
http://aresticcomponents.com/
It says they have some cool stuff coming out in 2009.
This does not bode well.
http://aresticcomponents.com/
It says they have some cool stuff coming out in 2009.
This does not bode well.
It is clever, but I'm curious as to what the benefit of this is. A headset spacer is something I throw on a bike then leave alone until I remove the fork at a later date. Adjustability isn't needed.
Weight savings isn't an advantage here either because you could just drill a bunch of holes in current ring offerings.
Weight savings isn't an advantage here either because you could just drill a bunch of holes in current ring offerings.
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Sweet, an adjustable c*ck-ring! I've been looking for one of those 
Get rid of all your spacers and just run in dumped
I like the idea. If one set was run below the stem and one above you'd not have to remove the stem to change the stack height. I know that most people don't play with it that much, but even just to dial in the height before you make that final cut. I brought home the ones in the photo to use on test bikes since I'm always tinkering with a million different little spacers to get bar height on test rigs just right.
I haven't put them on a bike yet, but I don't see them being plastic an issue. If you're tightening down your h/s enough to damage them, you have bigger problems. Price is reasonable... one 10mm spacer at my local shop is usually $4 or so.
I haven't put them on a bike yet, but I don't see them being plastic an issue. If you're tightening down your h/s enough to damage them, you have bigger problems. Price is reasonable... one 10mm spacer at my local shop is usually $4 or so.
You could easily give it more than 5 steps.
just an odd product, i never touch spacing unless i get a new fork...most ppl have multiple size spacers sitting around to adjust...
give it 12 and you've got cross-marketing.
I wonder what happens when crud gets worked into the gaps created by the steps (if you don't have them all the way together). If the tolerances are all good, it would keep out most of it, but it seems like a direct path into your headset bearings for muddy water and such that would normally be kept out.
Good ingenuity, but seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
Good ingenuity, but seems like a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
You could potentially run a set above and below the stem, allowing you to adjust the height of your stem out on the trail without taking everything apart. Might be good for the first few rides on a trail bike.
But I agree, I am clutching at straws as to where I could really use it..
But I agree, I am clutching at straws as to where I could really use it..
Locking spacers like Straitlines, etc.. are pretty nice, this is not so interesting (to me! u go buy some!)