So why am I writing a post about drillium when the world is going to hell in a handbasket?
Well, I could get cute (as if I could, at my age) and say that COVID-19 is poking holes--or exposing them--in the structures of our societies. Or some such thing.
But, truthfully, I'm writing this post because I can't say anything you haven't heard about the corona virus epidemic--and because somebody sent me this picture:
Apparently, someone in Germany is selling that stem on eBay. Don't worry: I'm not going to buy it. It caught my notice because a stem is one component I would never think of drilling. I've seen fluted, milled and pantographed goosenecks. But I can't remember the last time I saw a drilled-out stem.
Mind you, I'm not anti-drillium. In fact, I've seen some lovely pieces, including this Stronglight crankset:
But sometimes folks get silly with their drills (Hmm..."silly with their drills"...such an odd phrase). You really have to wonder what purpose saving a couple of grams actually serves.
Then again, how many people actually believed that it was about function or performance?
Well, I could get cute (as if I could, at my age) and say that COVID-19 is poking holes--or exposing them--in the structures of our societies. Or some such thing.
But, truthfully, I'm writing this post because I can't say anything you haven't heard about the corona virus epidemic--and because somebody sent me this picture:
Apparently, someone in Germany is selling that stem on eBay. Don't worry: I'm not going to buy it. It caught my notice because a stem is one component I would never think of drilling. I've seen fluted, milled and pantographed goosenecks. But I can't remember the last time I saw a drilled-out stem.
Mind you, I'm not anti-drillium. In fact, I've seen some lovely pieces, including this Stronglight crankset:
But sometimes folks get silly with their drills (Hmm..."silly with their drills"...such an odd phrase). You really have to wonder what purpose saving a couple of grams actually serves.
Then again, how many people actually believed that it was about function or performance?
Yikes, a lot of material has been removed from that fork. And the added turbulence induced by all those holes may cost rather than save watts on anything other than a steep climb. Interesting photo, though!
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