Originally Posted by
prooftheory
To clarify, I think quill stems are rad. I was simply providing an explanation for the general consensus that threadless stems are superior. That was the only one I came up with.
edit: fixed per TT below.
General consensus in some circles perhaps. You'd find a different opinion in the C&V forum.
I'm not trying to persuade either way. My bikes are probably 50/50 quill vs. threaded. I like them both and neither option is perfect IMHO, although the Deda stem JohnD showed above comes pretty close. It has looks, functionality and allows bars to be removed without unwrapping bar tape.
I was honestly interested in your opinion, not wanting to question it at all.