www.italian-solutions.co.uk

digitalage

Has anyone ordered from these before?

www.italian-solutions.co.uk

cunavalos

Sorry havent ordered from them personally but the website is the direct outlet for terry dolan so you can be assured that they are reputable. there are some good bargains on the website especially time trial frames. have you anything in mind because some of the irish dealers might have good offers on current bikes. eg worldwide cycles in clonmel

digitalage

Thanks cunavalos, I'm looking for this particular stem http://www.italian-solutions.co.uk/product.php?productid=161697&cat=319&page=1 price seems very cheap compared to european websites, I take a chance on them.

blorg

It might be cheap as it is a 26mm clamp which is a bit of an older standard for bars. Most modern bars are "oversized" 31.8mm. So make sure you get the right size for your bars.

digitalage

Thanks blorg just rechecked they'll do the job fine

jefferson73

I ordered and received a Syntace F99 stem from them about four months ago, had no problems, and as far as i can remember delivery was reasonably quick..never got to use the stem in the end.

digitalage

What size is the stem jefferson73? if your looking to sell, 90mm would be ideal for me

Chips Lovell

I haven't shopped there, but it is kind of funny they call themselves 'Italian Solutions' and the only frames they sell are Terry Dolan.

jefferson73

digitalage wrote: »

What size is the stem jefferson73? if your looking to sell, 90mm would be ideal for me

Unfortunately it's 120 mm.

TinyExplosions

I can't shop there -something up with the website, nothing can be added to the cart (and I really need a chainring!)

Home:Ballyhoura

jefferson73 wrote: »

I ordered and received a Syntace F99 stem from them about four months ago, had no problems, and as far as i can remember delivery was reasonably quick..never got to use the stem in the end.

jefferson73 wrote: »

Unfortunately it's 120 mm.

You don't still have this stem do you? I am looking for a 120mm at the moment! Cheers

Morgan

Home:Ballyhoura wrote: »

You don't still have this stem do you? I am looking for a 120mm at the moment! Cheers

I assume you're after a 26mm road stem?

Home:Ballyhoura

Morgan wrote: »

I assume you're after a 26mm road stem?

I have oversized bars (31.8mm) on both the MTB and Road bike. I got a proper bike fit, so needed got a 120mm for the road bike. I felt a bit cramped on the MTB so tried out the 120mm and it seems much better! Just ordered this and some fancy Specialized heaset spacers!

So to answer your question, it was a 31.8mm MTB or Road stem I was looking for (is there much difference between the two - Road & MTB stems, because my LBS gave me one of these for the road bike although it is technically a MTB stem, I have to say the Road version looks remarkable similar! Any major differences or is it really much of a muchness? Maybe minimal weight savings is it?)

Morgan

No worries - got a 120mm F99 MTB here (25.4).

Road stems will be a bit lighter than mtb - same dimensions though. Wouldn't feel comfortable using a road stem offroad - the other way around would be grand.

Zipp101

Why are Navigator carbon wheels so cheap on here?