Originally Posted by
skidder
Definitely not elegant, nor made of the finest materials by experienced craftsmen, but inexpensive and it'll work if you need a quill stem to get your rig rolling:
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They used to come in a 'silver' finish, but looks like that option has been discontinued.
This kind of sums up the advances in stem technology. "See, we CAN make quill stems as ugly as threadless!"