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Old 05-18-12 | 02:52 PM
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Originally Posted by southpawboston
I'm pretty sure he made it himself out of lightweight steel and had it plated... just like his racks. Here's a frontal shot of it:

Beautiful, but functionally I don't get it. I thought the whole benefit of threadless is that you can swap bars without removing tape and brakes? I would think the opposite type of stem from this would be ideal - quill style with removeable plate for bar swappage. Who makes those?
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