Dealing With Tragedy: The Passing Of The Quill Stem
02-11-15, 09:19 PM
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02-11-15, 10:29 PM
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For me the classic quill stem started dying out when I saw pics of Eric Heiden training with his 7-Eleven team sometime maybe in the later 80's and I noticed the ugly upward angled stem (although it was still.a quill stem) on his bike. I remember people noting that he chose such a stem to minimize flexing at the bars. Made sense, as his tree trunk legs must be capable of producing tons of bike twisting power.......
But it was down hill from there as more riders rode with similar stems, then the also not so pretty CrMo and Ti welded tube stems started coming out......then the elegant forged aluminum stem we loved so much just started to fade away into history. Till the threadless uggahpooh looking stems just totally took over......
But it was down hill from there as more riders rode with similar stems, then the also not so pretty CrMo and Ti welded tube stems started coming out......then the elegant forged aluminum stem we loved so much just started to fade away into history. Till the threadless uggahpooh looking stems just totally took over......
02-12-15, 08:52 AM
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Here's my favorite quill stem.....
Maybe because it worked out so well with the silver and black theme on my ALAN...
It's a clamshell type clamp stem from ITM. I think it was made in the 90's. The hinged clamshell clamp gives the same convenience the modern threadless stems give with their removable clamp face plates, so I get the best of new C&V (looks) and modern stems (easy to de-mount handlebar).
Maybe because it worked out so well with the silver and black theme on my ALAN...
It's a clamshell type clamp stem from ITM. I think it was made in the 90's. The hinged clamshell clamp gives the same convenience the modern threadless stems give with their removable clamp face plates, so I get the best of new C&V (looks) and modern stems (easy to de-mount handlebar).
02-12-15, 09:10 AM
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Here's the one I just installed:
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1959 Hilton Wrigley Connoisseur (my favorite!)
1963 Hetchins Mountain King
1971 Gitane Tour de France (original owner)
* 1971 Gitane Super Corsa (crashed)
* rebuilt as upright cruiser
1971 Gitane Super Corsa #2 (sweet replacement)
1980 Ritchey Road Touring (The Grail Bike)
1982 Tom Ritchey Everest
(replacing stolen 1981 TR Everest custom)
1982 Tom Ritchey McKinley (touring pickup truck)
1985 ALAN Record (Glued & Screwed. A gift.)
02-12-15, 10:18 AM
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The reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated...
02-12-15, 08:47 PM
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I think a threadless stem could look okay if the pinch bolt were forward of the steerer, if the stem were designed with a slim elegant aesthetic, and the bar clamp opened down (so that the bolt heads point down).
Anyone know of such a thing?
Anyone know of such a thing?
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02-13-15, 11:56 AM
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I just assumed that the work was perhaps in some way "temporary". Definitely stood out though, but I'm done cringing myself.
The angle cut at the end of the tape leaves the cut edge toward the stem clamp and should be about 3" long. In this way, the tape finishes "square" to the axis of the bar, and the thickness remains uniform under the "finishing tape" (logo tape). One must use a spot of contact cement or tubular glue to secure the end of the finishing tape or it will usually unravel in short order.
I consider it well worth the effort, as, done correctly, it becomes a quick task after the first couple of jobs.
Doing something to high standards, even hopping barriers on the cyclocross course or taping bars, whatever, pays dividends when, after mastery is achieved, one can then focus on speed.
The angle cut at the end of the tape leaves the cut edge toward the stem clamp and should be about 3" long. In this way, the tape finishes "square" to the axis of the bar, and the thickness remains uniform under the "finishing tape" (logo tape). One must use a spot of contact cement or tubular glue to secure the end of the finishing tape or it will usually unravel in short order.
I consider it well worth the effort, as, done correctly, it becomes a quick task after the first couple of jobs.
Doing something to high standards, even hopping barriers on the cyclocross course or taping bars, whatever, pays dividends when, after mastery is achieved, one can then focus on speed.
02-13-15, 12:30 PM
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^+1.
Here's my process:
1. First measure the distance from the bar to the end of the sleeve where you want the tape to end.
2. Wrap the tape so it extends up the bar past the sleeve.
3. Where you measured the edge of the sleeve in step 1, draw a line in a circle all the way around the bar directly onto the tape.
4. Unwrap the tape a few turns to show the line and then make a clean cut along that line.
5. Re-wrap the end of the tape so it tapers to a finish and the cut edge aligns with the edge of the bar sleeve.
6. Apply finishing tape.
(With cloth tape I wrap from the top and finishing by tucking into the bar end.)
One of my favorite quill stems:
Here's my process:
1. First measure the distance from the bar to the end of the sleeve where you want the tape to end.
2. Wrap the tape so it extends up the bar past the sleeve.
3. Where you measured the edge of the sleeve in step 1, draw a line in a circle all the way around the bar directly onto the tape.
4. Unwrap the tape a few turns to show the line and then make a clean cut along that line.
5. Re-wrap the end of the tape so it tapers to a finish and the cut edge aligns with the edge of the bar sleeve.
6. Apply finishing tape.
(With cloth tape I wrap from the top and finishing by tucking into the bar end.)
One of my favorite quill stems:
02-13-15, 06:18 PM
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Hey, that Cinelli finishing tape is crap anyway. The only use for it is to hold the tape in place until a decent tape or other material is used to finish the wrap.
03-03-15, 02:10 PM
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Although they look nice, they never stick that well at the ends and hardly stretches to smoothen out over the end of the bar tape.
So as you can see in the pic of my bike below, it's the best I can do wrapping on the Cinelli finishing tape, despite the time and care I put into it.....
03-03-15, 02:16 PM
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I to like the looks of a well made and well maintained quill stem. Looking for a black stem for my next build, any ideas?
03-03-15, 02:19 PM
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I bought a set of colored(primary colors) electricians tape that works well enough.
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03-03-15, 02:29 PM
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Love this one...
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I bought a set of colored(primary colors) electricians tape that works well enough.
P1020151 by superissimo_83, on Flickr
P1020151 by superissimo_83, on Flickr
I almost always regret trying to use the finishing tape that comes with bar tape. Electrical tape sticks better.