What you need besides the quill adapter with a distinct lip(unlike the VO adapter with a curve) , a 1-1/8" OD , 22.2mm ID sleeve. I got about 4 inches of this from a bike shop years ago. Then you can add your shiny alloy spacers over that, under the threadless stem.
This will still look kinda odd though as all of this is on top of the threaded stem . Myself I use the VO/Genetic adapter and it looks as good as it's going to get with a conversion. Finding a threadless stem alone that looks streamlined itself a challenge. But sheesh, if it's so ugly to you as you say, don't bother getting what you don't want. Is it any less "unappealing" than paying $80 for the VO quill stem you mention ? If right now you needed to spend $80 on something essential that you or a loved one cannot do without, would you waffle about it at all because of a "personal opinion/objection" ? Or if the frame you're buying was $80 more, would you not buy it ? Or whatever parts/wheels you choose ? Yeah ... much ado about nothing ! On Saturday, January 20, 2018 at 1:44:20 PM UTC-5, Bob K. wrote: > > I am exploring moving on from my Sam, but I want to give a drop bar setup > the ol’ college try before I do. I like the Salsa Cowbell 2 bar, but it’s > only available in 31.8 clamp diameter, and I don’t want to pay the $80 > premium for the VO quill stem with removable face plate to match it. > > And so, I’m considering the dreaded quill-to-threadless conversion route. > I find them to be highly ugly. I’m wondering, though, if anyone has a > method I could use to mitigate the ug-factor. AKA is there a way to cover > up the skinny part of the converter stem below the threadless stem’s base? > > If this makes any sense whatsoever, I would welcome any/all ideas. After > all, I can’t have my Sam looking weird. > > Bob K. in Baltimore -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
