Old 02-10-11 | 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted by FastJake
I may have missed it with the lengthy posts, but what do you have against buying a new 1" threaded headset to use with your fork and threaded stem?
The OP wants to use a 31.8 mm handlebar and 1" quill stems with that size handle bar clamp are pretty much non-existant.

I would suggest just replacing the current pitted headset with a new threaded one. Then you can get a "threadless stem" adapter that looks a lot like the item you pictured in your first posting. That will let you use any threadless stem and matching handle bars.

I wasn't ridiculing you but the consensus here was that your first proposal was unsafe and not recommended and you didn't want to accept that conclusion.
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