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Bikes: 1940s Fothergill, 1959 Allegro Special, 1963? Claud Butler Olympic Sprint, Lambert 'Clubman', 1974 Fuji "the Ace", 1976 Holdsworth 650b conversion rando bike, 1983 Trek 720 tourer, 1984 Counterpoint Opus II, 1993 Basso Gap, 2010 Downtube 8h, and...
Bear in mind that any stem movement will change the brake adjustment. Which means, of course, you can adjust the brakes by moving the stem up or down.
The old GB spearpoint stems that came this way had a threaded section for an adjusting barrel. I've never liked the look.