Originally Posted by
wahoonc
That is only in one plane...a threaded headset can also be adjusted up and down as well as the angle of the stem. Makes fitting a bike a lot easier. Threadless may have it's place, but once the height has been set you are pretty limited. I have two bikes with a threadless and will avoid them in the future.
Aaron
I understand what you are saying. There is quite a bit to it. Your head tube is not straight up and down and so a fixed stem changes your seat tube to handlebar length as you move it up and down. So, you propose that buying different stem lengths and angles until you get it right is an acceptable alternative?
To me, either way, if you know what it is that fits you, you are going to save alot of time and money. I have a whole drawer full of stems from threaded and threaded headsets from different attempts to fit my bikes better to illustrate the frustration of getting it tweaked just like you like it.
If you do decide that threaded headsets are the way to go, stick with ones that use 1" quills rather than 1 1/8". They are hard to find a good selection of the ones you may need.