Originally Posted by
icemilkcoffee
There are a few quill stems with 31.8 clamp size. Like the Nitto UI.
The headset and quill stems are elegant looking components on any classic bikes. Whereas a 1 1/8" stem is just huge and clumsy looking. Also- why do bikes even need 1 1/8" steerer tubes? There are a fair number of motorcycles that don't even have steering stems that big.
Or tapered stems?
I get it that it’s probably stiffer and lighter, but it gets to a “splitting hairs” point that my out of shape self wouldn’t know the difference.