Originally Posted by frail1

I've been looking at the bikes in the steelie thread. Many of you have very nice threadless stems on a very nice steel fork, that I'm sure is threaded, and 1 inch.

Do you use one of those 'quill adapters' to get the steerer up to 1 1/8, or clamp the stem onto the threaded steerer directly, or with a shim if necessary?

If you clamp onto the threads(with or without a shim), does this tend to flatten the thread, or render it unusable in the future?

If you use the adapter, any issues? I'm trying to decide which option to go with. Presently using a quill stem with a pair of handlebars I'm just not comfortable with.

Thanks for your time.