Straitline unveils the worlds first iStem

[Pixsoul]

Straitline unveils the worlds first iStem

We all love to ride with tunes pumping in our ears, the wind in your face helping you escape from reality.

I was having the best ride ever with David Hasselhoff’s “Get Into my Car”, (it has the perfect riding beat) cranked full blast on my iPod, when I saw some riders gathered down the trail. Being too embarrassed to admit that Hoff was even on my iPod, let alone get busted by a group of riders when I stop to chat. I quickly tried to change the tracks to some hardcore stuff before they found out how Euro my tunes were.
Then it all happened!

Still rolling I had to remove my left hand from the bar to reach my iPod stuffed away in my backpacks side pocket. The second I removed my hand and fumbled for the controls my tire clipped a root on the trail sending my ass over the bars and into a tree. Not only was it embarrassing flipping myself in front of the seasoned locals, I had to lay on the ground in pain with David playing full tilt as everyone stood over me.

After my crash I had lots of time to look back on the crash and think about how much that sucked! If only I didn’t have to keep removing my hands from the bars just to flip tracks.
The next month I challenged the guys to do something about this common problem.

They gave me the first ever, iPod compatible Stem!

Introducing the iStem!

Features include:

*Optional microphone attachment for hands free group talking
*Seamless integration with the Straitline iStem
*Internal Lithium battery source with Solar charging available
* Compatible with iPods new wireless head phones
*Transfer songs with your friends via infrared
*Stream music to friends in the group with 802.11b technology
*Change songs hands free with the optional microphone via voice commands

"This is exactly the kind of forward thinking innovation that our industry needs. We are so impressed with this product that we are thinking about specing the iStem on most of our 2008 bikes.", said Kevin Menard and Kyle Young, owners of Transition Bikes


“We are just excited to bring to the public what they want. People are tired of the industry hype and have been craving a versatile product that allows them to show their own personal style. At Straitline we take progression very serious and promise that we will stay ahead of the game by introducing innovative products with no hype, only our finger on the pulse.” said Greg Parish, Marketing guy at Straitline Components


Watch the new iStem promotional video here
‘Straitline iStem’

[Callan.]

This isn't another April fools day hoax is it?

[i like dirt]

Thats sooooo cool. I want one

['Ross]

This isn't another April fools day hoax is it?

Imagine if it wasn't

[Pixsoul]

No photoshop here, that stem featured is as real as it gets. Fully made in house at Straitline Components.

[Tomas]

They need a new graphic designer/photographer then, because thoes pictures look like shit.

[Renegade]

Fuck that.. the gaypod isn't tuned to metallica in that picture.. so piss it right off.

[Joel O]

was that editing done in Ms paint?

[kjf]

Fuck that.. the gaypod isn't tuned to metallica in that picture.. so piss it right off.

agreed.

Pretty lame i think, i never listen to my ipod whilst riding because: 1. With the ipodearphones, going over a pebble causes them to fall out and get entangled in my helmet strap and 2. the outside noise, namely wind in your ears, intensifies for some reason and interfears with the music, which gets annoying.
The trouble with those big goofy looking ones with no outside noise is that, they wont fit on the inside of your helmet

Plus, this stem would cost alot, AND, every time you go riding and put your ipod NANO (looks like it can only take the ipod nano, not this years one either) in the stem, you run the risk of breaking/damaging it.

Better off keeping your ipod/mp3 in your poket or bag

[Live2DieTrying]

Imagine crashing, snapping the ipod clean in half. You'd be hard pressed getting warranty on it.