Many bike catalogues I've seen show older bikes coming in very limited sizes...21"/23" etc. I think the adjustable stem, along with the "T" (or is it "L") shaped seatpost, would provide a wider range of custom fitting for biking enthusiasts. Bikes used to cost a large sum of money when compared to incomes and custom frames were out of the question. My long arms and short inseam would have appreciated them.
Warren Young Toronto
>What purpose and use were adjustable stems for? I see track and road
>angles, I see them on ebay, I see them listed for sale on our CR list once
>in a while, I even own one sitting in my project bin. I've never seen a
>bike brochure listing one as a standard component or even an option. Nor on
>a bike on a shop floor that came standard with one. I've never seen one in
>actual use - really! When did they become available, why were they made,
>when were they used and why are they no longer available?
>
>Eric "does anyone actually use them?" Elman
>Somers, CT