Cinelli quill stem

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SteveParry

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20190702_182750.jpg I guess I'd be over the limit on this stem if I locked it off here? Asking because it doesn't seem very high for a stem.
 

Cycleops

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Accra, Ghana
Your pics don't show how high it is but it looks plenty high from what you've posted.
 

iandg

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Vintage quill Cinelli stems (like most classic stems) are not very long. I wouldn't set it up with more than a few mm below the min insert line showing.
 
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London
And actually the "MINIMUM INSERT@ I I I I " defined depth should be no higher than the top of the threaded steerer tube, not the top of the lock nut.
really?
not saying you are wrong just asking.

I have a couple of old Ridgebacks with short stems - not sure why - trying to save a metal?
I've always assumed the top of the locknut was OK as the level.
Not come to grief yet - one stem was in use for 20 years.
 

Ajax Bay

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Location
East Devon
The top of the threaded steerer tube and the top of the lock nut will be only a couple of mm different but the interface between the (quill) stem and the steerer tube ends at the top of the steerer tube, not the top of the locknut - that's what I was trying to convey.
"I've always assumed the top of the locknut was OK as the level." I suggest that that's more practical but that the prudent fettler would ensure none of the "MINIMUM INSERT@ I I I I" marking can be seen.
 

rogerzilla

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Frames were bigger back then. Correct sizing meant having a fistful of seatpost showing, so no-one needed a tall stem. Then everyone started riding frames that were 2" smaller, then compact frames came in where the front end can independently be tall.
 

rogerzilla

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Nitto Technomic stems are the really tall ones. If you need one, it does suggest either that you like a very upright position, or your frame is a bit small.
 
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