Re: All hail King Quill, was TTL: The key measurement in sizing

On Apr 30, 9:53 am, "Clive George" <cl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

The detachable faceplate is another great thing, but it's merely tradition
that means quills tend to not have them whereas threadless do - there's no
intrinsic reason why quills can't have them.

This is something that, in retrospect, I always think: DUH, why
haven't they always made quill stems with detachable faceplates. It
seems just so stupid not to.

Maybe its some engineering thing? Maybe they never thought of it?
Maybe it's the elegant smooth line with the discrete single bolt
underneath? Maybe it's because, in general, you just don't need to
remove the bars that often?

I tell you though, if/when I get to build a nice classic bike w/ quill
stem, I'm going with one of the many modern stems with detachable face
plate. I've seen some beautiful quills with that design.




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