WTB: Nitto quill adapter, 130mm

[Tom Goodmann]

Though likely scarce as a horn shed from a unicorn, I wonder whether anyone might have one of these and be willing to part with it. https://www.rivbike.com/products/nitto-mtc-quill-for-threadless-stem 

I've been on the restock notification list for Riv, understanding the wait for many things from Nitto.

Thanks for any leads!  

Tom 

[Wesley]

Looks like it is in stock at Soma:

https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/27507-nitto-stem-mtc-024-130mm-riser-28-6-22-2-slv-5875

I have one of the longer version that I think is surplus. But if you're looking for height, I would recommend the product that allowed me to retire the Nitto riser. This Soma-branded stem adapter/riser is the tallest I've seen anywhere:

https://www.somafabshop.com/shop/soma-high-rider-xl-quill-28-6-22-2-290mm-4984

-Wes

[Garth]

Ben's Cycle in Milwaukee is always a go-to place to find Nitto things, and these stem adapters are no different. The folly of looking for these adapters is that they go by many different names and, the model numbers get mixed up, and the photos shown are often of a different variation. So of course Ben's has them, and the photo isn't the specific model, so right on que !  The description is correct however. Do email them to confirm, as they are responsive to emails, it's often Drew , as I recall. Their price includes complimentary shipping over $49. I really like their business, and that it's a real classic bike shop, and it's Wisconsin and I love me some Midwest sensibilities ! 

https://www.benscycle.com/nitto-mt-stem-column-adaptor--1--threaded-fork-to-1-18--threadless-stem-stem_column_adaptor_nitto_3488_sm1063/p#tabs

[Tom Goodmann]

Thank you, both. I tried that one branded as Soma, Wes, and it was too tall; I'll get hold of Ben's Cycle and confirm things, Garth. 

I agree with your thumbs up for Midwestern sensibilities; I'm thinking seriously about returning to the Driftless area for all the riding and more that it offers.

Tom 

Miami 

[Garth]

Driftless ... did you say Driftless Tom ? !!!  I was just talking about this with my brother a few weeks ago..... and what a treasure it is. I grew up in Rochester, MN and I regularly rode to Winona and back in the 80's. I'd also stay at hotels on the Wisconsin side and take day trips around by bike. Oh heck, I guess I did tours on both sides of the river too, so many good memories of those summers. A buddy and I planned a whole tour around a Rush concert in LaCrosse only to find out it was cancelled when we got there. (((( laughing heartily ))))  I can hear his tape recorder belting out Billy Idol's..... "White Wedding" and "Hot in the City Tonight".... and it was hot .... like 100 and humid as humid can be there in the summer. The most memorable bottle of Gatorade I ever had was at a Mom and Pop shop outside of Rushford, I can still feel that chilly glass bottle in my hand and oh what a refresher it was. Oh how I love me some Midwest sensibilities indeed !

While I live in Ohio now, it has those same sensibilities. I live in my driftless-like area along the Ohio River which is very much like the Mississippi River valley but on a smaller scale, so it's more easily accessible from my house. 

The beauty in telling stories is in the speaking, animating them ;)

[Tom Goodmann]

What a good story, Garth!  I can remember that moment in time too--sorry about Rush cancelling, though--including bike touring on those 100-degree Midwest days on a Schwinn Le Tour.  That's a pretty area of Ohio you are in now, yes, nice for motorcycling too.

Although Mom-and-Pops stores have been replaced by Dollar Generals, the Driftless is still a beautiful area with a strong sense of itself as a distinctive region, whatever maps demarcate as state lines, and that river running through it.  There are active randonneuring chapters in WI and MN and of course seasonal riding any day.  Might be home again!

Tom

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