Thanks to a Marinoni that I picked up a few months ago, I now have a different quill stem adapter setup that allows me to make it look as seamless as possible. It has a -17° rise for that extra slammed cool-guy look. And all I had to do was add a beer can shim to get it to work properly (it worked mostly upon initial assembly)!

Bike is the recently acquired '87 Prologue, now with a 7900 FD (pictured is a 7410 FD) that shifts perfectly and doesn't chuck chains over chain rings (compatibility is an amazing thing!). I will echo the sentiment--as I have for a long while now--that doing a stem conversion gives an immediate "sure" feeling up front. Solid, yet never harsh. Love the look, too. Also: typically lighter. I dropped 160g(!) out of my front end with this conversion, bringing the total ready-to-ride weight down to 20 lb 5.5 oz.