Originally Posted by
Campoli
Yes I agree it did not suit the overall look of the bike. How about something like the Velo Orange polished stem? Think it's worth the $40 or just leave as is?
Would you put a quill stem on a 2015 carbon fiber Tri Bike? Would look lame, right? What you are doing is reversed, but still arrives at lame.
Just break out the Blue Magic and polish the snot out of that lovely Quill. Make it match the lugs.