Originally Posted by
helicomatic
Nitto adapters are nice. You won't get anything as stiff as a threadless setup no matter what.
Thank you Kevin. Ridicule is fun and all, but I was looking for hard data (or at least empirical observations on the hardware) like yours.
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When you say, "threadless setup", do you mean with a threadless fork as well?
In your opinion, is a threadless stem (with adaptor) less stiff than a Nitto Technomic quill stem?
If so, what's the stiffest quill stem/bar combination available presently? (Money is no object. I'd even consider paying Cyclart a powermeter's ransom to braze a threadless tube onto that sexy, sexy fork crown.)