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Thanks for the heads up. Also have one on my dj bike... will inspect regularly.
When they came out their seatposts put pretty much every aluminium conventional railed post to shame.Wait, you use Thomson and weight optimized in the same sentence?
Then I think they just stopped making new developments.
Agreed. @toodles is spot on.
From what I understand Thomson is an aerospace part manufacturer that makes bike parts for fun.
A friend of mine is their support rep for a lot of their 5 axis CNC machines. They give him free bike parts when he visits.
A friend of mine is their support rep for a lot of their 5 axis CNC machines. They give him free bike parts when he visits.
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i've heard the same. keeps the machines humming during what would otherwise be downtime.
yup. and agreed with toodles. my stem is not the style that seems to break...and it's now on the wife's bike which gets ridden lightly around the neighborhood, so i'm not too worried...
real question is, does she have a good one on me? i'm the one charging into les rox on the dethmachine with @kidwoo-disapproved crabon barz!
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True, their Masterpiece seatposts are light and durable. There are lighter aluminium options though and were at the time (Tune comes to mind). But here you were talking about their stems and they were never the lightest for the durability. Syntace Megaforce existed and was lighter when Thomson came out with their stem. Only the 1.5 Thomson stem was the lightest option for this given application.
I am not hating on Thomson, I own quite a couple of their stems and seatposts, mainly because of the durability and the fact that they are made in the US. However, only the Masterpiece seatpost I would qualify as lightweight product.
I have a Thomson X4 50mm stem that's been on at least 4 different trail bikes and currently on a drop bar bike, where it will probably stay for a while. Aside from the DX platform pedals (that at one time or another have been on literally every bike I've owned over the last 15 years) that stem has stood the test of time better than anything else. I hope it never fails, it's just a beautiful component.
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In a similar boat. Mine have been on for about 10 years. One of my favorite components on the bike.
3mm bolts is unusual. Did they do that for a specific product or is that current Thomson spec? My X4 is probably 11 or 12 years old and has 4mm bolts.
I was told by a Thomson rep that they had issues with people overtorquing their stems, so they decided to minimze the risk by reducing the hardware diameter. That way you would rather snap the bolt than damaging the rest of the stem.
I am just rephrasing what the rep said. But yeah, at least make them torx.
Torx bolts on my Scott frame where not bulletproof, maybe because they are made of aluminium?
Anyhow, I found a way to show this reluctant bolt who is the boss!
nobody:
SRAM: "here's GX AXS"
SRAM: "here's GX AXS"
WAT
where? Seriously AXS is the only bit of technology that SRAM has that I like. I have it on my road bike and it's phenomenal, full stop.
German engineering (Bosch) is better than Swiss engineering (Scott)?Torx bolts on my Scott frame where not bulletproof, maybe because they are made of aluminium?
Anyhow, I found a way to show this reluctant bolt who is the boss!
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[sarcasm implied]gotta be fake. There's no way SRAM includes a multitool in their box. Most of my shit hardly came with instructions, just crude drawings and "go to the internet and download stuff" links.[/sarcasm implied]
those derailleurs may as well have been whittled out of wood, they were so snappy.
but cheap(er) axs is interesting. tho really want to see shimano get into the wireless game. slx level wireless pls.
I'm guessing the upcoming wireless XTR got SRAM in a rush to cascade down the AXS technology. They were pretty happy milking the wireless cow with their top tier groupsets.
Out on a ride today, I took a photo of my stem to show you folks how well it’s still running many years on. Got home and looked at the photo and I can’t believe my eyes:
Dang. It’s only on one side. Guess it’s time for a new stem!
thanks for the heads up @toodles
You said it yourself...
But seriously, better find it that way rather than by stomping your face on the ground!
I must have jinxed you!
Glad you caught it in time. Snapping a stem or handlebar is probably the worst mechanical to have
You totally went and checked on them didn't you.Wow! I am happy to report that my 3 installed Thomson stems are fine.
DAT ZIP TIE!!!Torx bolts on my Scott frame where not bulletproof, maybe because they are made of aluminium?
Anyhow, I found a way to show this reluctant bolt who is the boss!
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Also, rear tire looks awfully skinny.
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Full disclosure: I didn't check my 1.5" Thomson stem that's been sitting in my usused parts bin for the last 12 years or so. I just assumed this one is fine as well...