Joined: Jan 2009
Posts: 44,340
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From: New York, NY, and High Falls, NY, USA
Bikes: 1962 Rudge Sports, 1971 Raleigh Super Course, 1971 Raleigh Pro Track, 1974 Raleigh International, 1975 Viscount Fixie, 1982 McLean, 1996 Lemond (Ti), 2002 Burley Zydeco tandem
It's troublesome and expensive to adjust handlebars by changing stems, but it's often necessary. I also have a pile of stems.
Some stems of this design hold their shapes well, but I rode a bike with a cheap one, and it added a lot of undesired flex to the experience.