Originally Posted by
the sci guy
i love the simple elegance of a quill stem but it definitely depends on the aesthetics of the rest of the bike.
but trust me as someone who has 2 vintage Raleigh bikes that neither have any bottle cage mounts - it's a pain the butt. Behind the saddle cage holders interfere with your saddlebag, and using clamps to hold it to the frame in the normal places means tempting scratches/rust where the clamps meet the tubing, and also finding bottle cages that have large enough tabs to even be clamped down securely.
I use these >>>
https://www.universalcycles.com/shop...s.php?id=44338
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