Originally Posted by
gugie
The OP has already stated his need - adjustable stem height "on the fly", and minimal breakdown size for rinko. Quill seems to win there.
Hmm, must have missed the "on the fly" and rinko comments. Still can't find them. On another thread perhaps?
Just to be thorough, I fully admit that these are completely hideous, but there is such a thing as an adjustable threadless stem.
But I agree, for a touring/rinko bike, yeah, for sure quill is the most elegant and the most functional. A replacement threaded steer tube for a LHT is going to be beefy enough that the chance of any potential downside is essentially nil.
Since no one mentioned it, I still think that Rene Herse stems were beautiful. They were the original threadless stem.
(sort of)
