Lemond1985

Had a brilliant idea just now, that "someone ought to invent a lugged steel stem", but it appears "someone" already has. Quite a few companies actually, including Rivendell, among others (the one below is not one of theirs).



Anyone here built or run a lugged steel stem?

Kedosto

Damn! So nice, but without a removable faceplate, well, I dunno.


-Kedosto

Rick

Yes you can get a lugged steel stem made by Nitto at Rivendale. You can also get a Chromoly stem with a faceplate made by Nitto.

fietsbob

No but some frame builders who are in their shops , working.. do ..
winter bicycles one (formerly of Springfield Oregon)

I had one of the stem making Components, from Paragon Machine , the stem to steerer clamp they make
as the base of the steering mast , I had Dave Levy of Ti Cycles, west of Portland, , Make for me ...

For my Bike Friday Pocket Llama, .... It came out out just fine..

unterhausen

Paragon makes removable faceplate parts. Not really lugs though. There are a couple of different lug sets for stem. The LLewellyn set and one of the Asian lug companies sells one.

fietsbob

a Lugged look, like shown in OP, can be the result of a lot of hand labor, hand cutting a sleeve , TIG
and fillet brazing in the transition of one tube to another , smoothing it, polishing the metal
and then sending it off to be plated ..

Can get results like shown .. of course whole imported mass produced bikes can come in for less ..

Nessism

Llewellyn designed and released his lugged stem lugs back in 2004. They are made from stainless steel to reduce corrosion. I haven't made one before but it looks like a fun project.

https://www.cycle-frames.com/bicycle...ess-steel.html