WHY IS THERE BOTH A 21,1MM QUILL STEM STANDARD AND ALSO A 22,2MM ONE? AND THEY'RE BOTH USED ON 1" FORKS! GODDANGIT!

    • 7bicycles [he/him]
      hexagon
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      2 years ago

      Absolutely yeah. Probably not on new bikes in the western world, but ahead was only invented in 1990. So anything before that is a quill stem (unless converted), and even after the fact it takes a while for a new standard to take hold over the entire industry.

      Couple that with the longevity of bicycles and you still get lots of bikes with quill stems on the road