"First the Red Sox sweep the World Series, and now this. As discussed in a previous thread, Jobst Brandt is still riding his lugged steel frame, but he now sports a unique threadless headset.
Says he:
""I had enough fretting stems, frozen (oxidized) un-removable stems and stupid head bearing adjustments. As you see on Sheldon's web page, I modified the old Shimano DuraAce head bearing to work with a new threadless fork and stem. That is what needs to be done by manufacturers. I am not sad to see the quill stem go away...""
See the photo at left:
http://www.sheldonbrown.com/brandt/index.html
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What Next?
Fri, 10/29/2004 - 2:37pm
Fri, 10/29/2004 - 3:23pm
#1
Jobst goes threadless!
Some more detail and pics of the bike here:
http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/04bicycles/pjohnsonJB04.html
Fri, 10/29/2004 - 3:52pm
#2
Way cool! Thanks for the link.
Sun, 10/31/2004 - 4:13am
#3
It's a kluge
"http://www.bikecult.com/works/archive/04bicycles/pjohnsonJB04.html
Nice photos. But I think that spacer thing on Jobst's headset looks pretty klugey. I'll stick to my Cinelli 1A and XA stems for now.
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