Lots of lovely stems posted. I consider the aesthetic superiority of the quill stem to be clear, even if that custom fillet brazed threadless stem is pretty too. But let's take on a challenge.
Terrorists are forcing you to install a threadless fork and threadless and open face stem on your most beloved c&v bike.
They are implacable. But not monsters. They permit you to search the world for any threadless stem ever made.
What do you do?