Is this a good 'cheaper' stem?

[BigonaBianchi]

http://www.wiggle.co.uk/p/Cycle/7/Cinelli_Vai_Road_Stem/5360015156/

I want to try out a longer stem on my galaxy...I can tafford much so forget about the higher end stuff...I'm thinking £20 tops. I had a 120mm and currently I ride a 110mm and I'm comfy...but i want to stretch out a bit more Like I do on the bianchi when I'm not loaded up...so i liked the sound of the 135mm....but I just wanted to check in case Vai is like the anti christ of stems or something and I wasnt aware....I mean to me Vai is a Godlike guitar player

 

[RedBike]

I might be being increadably daft here but does your galaxy have a stem?

I've never heard of that make. There's nothing that I can see to make it stand out as being particular good or bad (assuming you can put up with that terrible logo). Just a cheap budget stem.

 

[Smokin Joe]

I've got one in a spares box somewhere (120mm). Cinelli stuff is good, but the angle of the Via is a bit extreme.

 

[P.H]

If you don't want a steep one, the ITM road stem is good enough and cheaper. It came as standard equipment on my Hewitt tourer and I've had no reason to change it.
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/5823.html

Remember to consider the angle as well as the length, you're affectively moving the handlebars through a curve. The same length stem at a shallower angle will be further away.

 

[john59]

I use a 3T road stem on my audax bike and they reasonably priced. http://www.jejamescycles.co.uk/id285.html

 

[kyuss]

If you don't want a steep one, the ITM road stem is good enough and cheaper. It came as standard equipment on my Hewitt tourer and I've had no reason to change it.
http://www.allterraincycles.co.uk/product/5823.html

I've had a couple of those ITM's in the past and they are good, but they have a 25.4mm bar clamp diameter and bars of that size aren't easy to come by these days, they're mostly 26mm and 31.8.

I've got a cheap Deda logo stem on one bike. They have the big logo for oversize bars at the same price.

 

[P.H]

I've had a couple of those ITM's in the past and they are good, but they have a 25.4mm bar clamp diameter and bars of that size aren't easy to come by these days, they're mostly 26mm and 31.8.

It's 25.8 which is absolutly fine with a 26mm bar (That's what it's made for)

 

[kyuss]

The 3 I have sitting here certainly aren't 25.8. I know this as I replaced the original ITM bars about 3 months back and the 26mm ones I got didn't fit in any of them, they left a large gap at the front and back which is why I got the deda stem.

 

[mickle]

http://www.sheldonbrown.com/cribsheet-handlebars.html

 

[Euan Uzami]

if you want a 25.4mm drop bar the rando's on hubjub: http://hubjub.co.uk/nitto/nitto.htm

 

[P.H]

The 3 I have sitting here certainly aren't 25.8. I know this as I replaced the original ITM bars about 3 months back and the 26mm ones I got didn't fit in any of them, they left a large gap at the front and back which is why I got the deda stem.

I wouldn't know about the three you have. The one I linked to is 25.8.
Here it is from anotheer supplier, giving the clamp size as 25.8;
http://www.shinybikes.com/product.php?productid=16743

And another;
http://www.ribblecycles.co.uk/productdetail.asp?productcatalogue=ITALHBSR750

 

[peanut]

have you tried shoving your saddle back 10-20mm ? it makes for a very stretched out relaxing ride . You might find that does the trick

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Thanks chaps for all the help..I think i will get a deda or iTM stem as it's cheap and available in 130mm...I will fit it onto the galaxy and maybe interchange it onto my rourke frame ...

 

[llllllll]

I've got one of those Vais on my commuter, been there for years and done thousands of miles without a peep, a real fit and forget component. It's a little on the heavy side, though not excessively for a cheap stem, and is very stiff.

 

[jimboalee]

I didn't know Cinelli ( pronounced 'Chinelly' ) made bad stuff.