Anyone ride VO Quill Stem? pics? / Orange Appaloosa touch-up paint?

[brizbarn]

Hi.  Anyone ride the Velo-Orange Quill Stem?  Have a pic of it on your bike?  Thoughts on the stem? I think it's a nice looking stem, clean, simple,  tallish, shiny. Wish it was 25.4mm though, but I can shim. Their site doesn't have any on-bike shots.

 

Also, anyone have a good match for touch-up nail polish or paint for a 2021 Orange Appaloosa? Mine has a few small chips.  Will told me that Joe Bell recommends nail polish, just gotta find the right color. Screen Shot 2022-10-20 at 3.20.08 PM.png

[Tom Wyland]

I have VO's other 2-bolt stem.  the finish is nice. The stem itself is tapered and 90 degrees.  I just added this shifter pod for my front derailleur and bell.

I was a little disappointed that the bolts developed surface rust after only a few months.  VO sent me all replacement hardware and a couple of stickers for my trouble.

[Brian Barnhart]

Thanks for sharing Tom. Your VO two bolt stem setup looks nice. Bummer the bolts rusted. I wonder why it happened so fast. Glad they sent some new ones tho. Do you run a shim or are your bars 31.8mm clamp area? Looks clean either way. 

Brian 

On Oct 21, 2022, at 6:20 AM, Tom Wyland <tomw...@gmail.com> wrote:



I have VO's other 2-bolt stem.  the finish is nice. The stem itself is tapered and 90 degrees.  I just added this shifter pod for my front derailleur and bell.

I was a little disappointed that the bolts developed surface rust after only a few months.  VO sent me all replacement hardware and a couple of stickers for my trouble.

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[Tom Wyland]

I'm running the VO shim for the Bosco Bars, yes.

[Jason Fuller]

I found that the VO 31.8 2-bolt stem tended to slip at the clamp more than any other similar stem, so I will stick to 4-bolt clamp for the removable faceplate style going forward personally.  Moreso than traditional single bolt stems, even! 

I like VO products but have a tough time justifying anything other than Nitto for stems, to be honest 

[brizbarn]

Thanks for the input Jason.  I really wish Nitto made a tall 90 degree (no rise or drop) stem, aluminum one bolt, and/or a steel four bolt version in 25.4mm clamp.  I currently run a Nitto Periscopa (30 degree rise, 80mm reach).  It works fine with Sim Works Little Nick flat bars, but I prefer the look of a 90 degree stem.  Was thinking of settling for the VO one bolt fillet brazed Quill, but that still has a rise of 17 degree and its 26mm clamp, so i'd need a shim. VO 2 bolt is sold out and is 31.8mm.  Sim Works has a 90 degree called the Lettuce stem made by Nitto that looks pretty good, but it's not tall enough for my liking.  A few pics of my Appaloosa with the Periscopa:

[Joe Bernard]

FWIW I think your Appaloosa looks cool with the flat bar and Periscopa. I like the minimalist vibe. 

[brizbarn]

Thanks Joe. I like it too, just kinda strange to me that Nitto doesn't really offer a 90 degree stem, I think they would look good on non-flat top tube bikes. 

[Mackenzy Albright]

I just recently found some "hemi orange" engine paint at canadian tire that was *acceptably close* to clementine orange which is maybe close to the appaloosa orange. It's a common color for car folks so can't imagine it too hard to find wherever you live. Places (auto stores) often have "touch up pens" as well. 

[Brian Barnhart]

Thanks Mackenzy, that makes sense. I’ll give it a try. 

On Oct 25, 2022, at 2:33 PM, Mackenzy Albright <mackenzy...@gmail.com> wrote:

I just recently found some "hemi orange" engine paint at canadian tire that was *acceptably close* to clementine orange which is maybe close to the appaloosa orange. It's a common color for car folks so can't imagine it too hard to find wherever you live. Places (auto stores) often have "touch up pens" as well. 

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