Quill stem conversion
August 13, 2010
Not too long ago, over on VeloReviews.com, I was casually discussing the possibility of swapping out my forks and quill stem for a threadless set. My initial intent was to replace my aluminum forks with a carbon fiber set and change the stem type at the same time. Well, turns out that conversion got expedited when I ripped my stem apart while riding home from work. With something of a timeline looming over me (this bike is how I get to work) I opted to move forward with the a conversion of the quill stem to an adapter to allow the use of a threadless stem. The forks will remain the same.
In the top of this picture you can see the pieces of the original broken quill stem. On the bottom, the more modern Bontrager stem pieces. And finally, on the bottom right, you’ll see the adapter that will allow me to mount that Bontrager stem. (more…)
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Tags: conversion, quill, stem, threadless
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