In a message dated 18/03/2007 23:19:13 GMT Standard Time, schmidi@gaponline.de writes:
Hello List, Yesterday I got a really old an wheathered light blue lightweight from one of my LBS decalled "Cicli Moser Trento". It is a entry level bike and i would say it was made in the fifties or sixties. It has a PIVO "death-stem"
This is the first reference I have seen to a PIVO death stem. There has been much correspondence on this list about AVA death stems and one person did query whether PIVO stems were the same because of a superficially similar design, but I am not aware of any confirmation.
PIVO stems were used successfully in competition for many years, notably by Jacques Anquetil, and I have never had any qualms about using them on various Gitanes that I have owned. I currently have 2 PIVO stems showing no signs of fracture or impending failure. Does anyone know for sure whether there is any weakness in the PIVO design?
Hugh Thornton
Cheshire, England