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Old 12-22-11 | 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by Kanegon
I want to use an FSA Omega or maybe a Ritchey compact, hence the need for 31.8 clamp. But I'm not sure threadless conversions look as good as quill. I suppose you could just point it down, but I'm not sure it's worth the extra bulk and weight, so I'm sticking with the stock Nitto for now. Seems newer bikes with slanted top tubes have stems that match its angle, but is there a consensus out there on whether the stem looks better parallel to the top tube?

The bottom one looks best!
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