Originally Posted by
madpogue
BTW, you should re-tighten that "collar". That's not involved at all in holding the stem in. That's the top of the headset, and it holds the headset bearings in place, so it should stay put.
Ok, I'm an idiot. Thanks. Didn't really think that was involved, but wanted to try something.
As an aside, the only quill stems I'm easily finding that have the removable faceplate and aren't 25.4 mm (which really limits the handlebar choices) are adjustably angled. Part of me thinks that these would be a bad idea as a long term stem option because of the fact the adjustable angle is subjected to a fair amount of force and would have rather drastic consequences if it failed. Is this a legitimate concern (and I should keep looking) or are these a good option?