Originally Posted by
lukerh
I'm wondering about using a quill stem in a steel threadless fork - this is for a folding bike project I'm contemplating so my ability to just get a fork and stem (for a reasonable price) that are an appropriate match is somewhat limited (probably not impossible, and I'm looking, but might take a while/never happen, SO:
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Are there any special considerations to this that I'm unaware of?
Sounds feasible, although not ideal - you'll need to remove the stem any time you want to preload the headset. Sheldon Brown's Thorn Raven had both quill and a'head stems, with the Rohloff shifter on the upper flat handlebar and brake levers on the lower drop handlebar.