Old 05-23-06 | 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Don Cook
It is absolutely clear from the pictures that the entire bike is being tilted as pressure is being applied to the handle bars. Just look at the angle of the head tube as the bars are being twisted. That being said, if you think threadless stems are better, great! If you're a thread & quill person, amen! I have both. I ride both. I've installed and adjusted both. There are a few ridiculously and objectively wrong statements being made in this thread about both systems. Why do we find comfort in conversion of others?
Even if they bike was absolutely straight in the photographs, if you can't see the bending in the bars....
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