Thread: Quill stem
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Old 12-21-11 | 10:37 AM
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canam73
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From: Haunchyville
Even a light quill stem will tend to weigh over 250gms. The short ones have essentially double the material of a threadless stem as the vertical stack will be over 100mm so they will weigh double or more.

Unless you are changing forks I would still tend to stick with a quill as I think the threadless adapter set ups look like hell. I have a steel bike with a quill and use the Dura Ace version of this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/SHIMANO-600-...item43abd33edc

They were made by Nitto and I think they are the best looking quill ever made.
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