Threadless stem to Quill stem

[Mobi8]

Hi

Purely for aesthetic reasons I would like to change from a threadless stem to a quill stem.

How hard is this to do, if possible at all?

cheers for any help

 

[R600]

if you have a 1" steerer tube not 1&1/8th then you need a new head set the steerer tube cut to correct length and threaded. i have had this done but not by myself as i don't have the tools,my friendly LBS have the tools though

 

[Poacher]

No need for a new headset etc., just fit a quill/ahead adapter, like this.

 

[R600]

No need for a new headset etc., just fit a quill/ahead adapter, like this.

if he was wanting to change from quill to threadless that adapter would do. but its the other way around hence 1" steerer,headset and threads would be required

 

[R600]

Like this. This is what I did with my old Raleigh. It has the same adapter as pointed to by Poacher, and is only a few minutes job to fit the whole assembly. I may one day fit some aero levers.

have i read the OP wrong

 

[Poacher]

Whoops! Sorry, my mistake! Just never occurred to me that anyone would want to do that, so I just made the wrong assumption. You're completely correct with your advice to fit a new headset and cut and thread the steerer tube.

 

[compo]

have i read the OP wrong

No you haven't. However, I certainly have!

 

[apb]

If you have a threadless headset/forks/stem, then your headset width will be 1 1/8th of an inch. Typically threaded headsets and quill stems are 1 inch.

So you need to replace you forks with some threaded 1 1/8 inch forks. Your headset with a threaded 1 1/8 inch headset. You will then probably need and adapter or shim so your quill stem will fit. like this

That's a lot of bother. A simpler way, i know not.

 

[R600]

If you have a threadless headset/forks/stem, then your headset width will be 1 1/8th of an inch. Typically threaded headsets and quill stems are 1 inch.

So you need to replace you forks with some threaded 1 1/8 inch forks. Your headset with a threaded 1 1/8 inch headset. You will then probably need and adapter or shim so your quill stem will fit. like this

That's a lot of bother. A simpler way, i know not.

before 1&1/8th there was 1" threadless not for long though