Is Kalloy a material or a company?
Jobst Brandt
> I purchased a stem from a company that advertises in here and they
> had a Syncros stem for 40$ but they also "have one without decals
> for $25". I emailed them an ordered a non-decalled syncros for $25
> (I don't care about advertising my components.)
> I just received it and on the quill part of it it says "Kalloy".
> Now, I'm not 100% sure if kalloy is a material like aluminum or if
> its a company itself.
> I didnt want to jump the gun thinking they pulled a fast one on me
> and wanted to get my facts straight before I contacted them about
> it.
Kalloy:
http://www.tbnet.org.tw/MEMBER/kalloy/
a company.
Jobst Brandt <jbr...@hpl.hp.com>
John Lennon/Lenin
components as well as their own Uno line. I would say that just the
quill was made by Kalloy. It would be more economical to out source that
as well as the stem bolt. Most if not all companies probably
do not make their own quill.
alex wetmore
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> I purchased a stem from a company that advertises in here and they had
a Syncros
> stem for 40$ but they also "have one without decals for $25". I
emailed them
> an ordered a non-decalled syncros for $25 (I don't care about
advertising my
> components.)
>
> I just received it and on the quill part of it it says "Kalloy". Now,
I'm not
> 100% sure if kalloy is a material like aluminum or if its a company
itself.
>
> I didnt want to jump the gun thinking they pulled a fast one on me and
wanted to
> get my facts straight before I contacted them about it.
As others have pointed out, Kalloy is a company.
They also make a lot of parts for other manufacturers, so it is quite
likely that you have a Syncros part made by Kalloy. For instance Kalloy
makes the Ritchey seatposts (and maybe handlebars and stems too).
The modern Kalloy parts that I've owned have generally been very nice
for the price. Older Kalloy parts don't always have the nicest finish,
but they work. $25 is normally about what their stems cost retail.
alex