Originally Posted by teadoggg
Yeah, the fork was designed for the specific uses of this bike - not people's eye-candy jerking off pleasure. a "tighter clearance" would throw off the geometry.
Yes, threadless. Much, much stiffer. More stem options. More practical. Stronger. It's bulky because of it's angular contact sealed bearings, which are smooth and won't ever pit my races.
+1 on all of this.
who cares about tire clearance? decisions made in favor of practicality and geometry are far wiser than opting for aesthetic novelties because you read that some people on the internet creamed over them for the 30 seconds that they actually talked about the bike you made to get their approval by making a bike that looks just like every other bike that they were comfortable creaming over.
quill stems are the worst. 1-1/8" threadless all the way. get with the 21st century, kids.