I think it mainly depends on two things: 1. what exactly do you want to achieve? 2. what is your budget?
On defining the objective, it's not clear to me what you really want A. do you want to convert to a quill stem specifically? B. do you just want to convert to an easily adjustible stem because you expect to move it frequently? C. do you want to get your bars higher and be done with it? If it's A then you need to change the existing fork, and buy a headset and a stem and rebuild your cockpit. If it's B, maybe you just want a longer steertube, since the previous owner cut it shorter than you wanted. If it's C, maybe you could also get your bars up with a different stem. The list of things I imagine are possible include -ride it the way it is (free!) -get a custom stem ($250) -find a different stock stem ($ ??) -get a fork threaded, buy a new quill stem, and a headset and labor ($500 ?) -get a new fork, buy a new quill stem, and a headset and labor, and maybe paint ($1000 ?) -get a longer steertube fork but keep all other parts ($400 ?) There are probably other choices depending on what the real objective is. Bill Lindsay El Cerrito, CA On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 8:48:20 AM UTC-7 Tom Goodmann wrote: > Agreed, Will; that is the best and safest solution. Thanks, all. Tom > > On Thu, Aug 13, 2020 at 11:20 AM William deRosset <wmder...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Dear Tom, >> >> Before you break out the tooling and cut threads onto the existing >> steerer (technically possible but not easy to do well, and you'll be >> cutting the steerer), measure the OD and ID of the steerer to ensure that >> the OD is 1" (25.4mm) and the ID is 7/8" (22.2mm) . There are different >> versions of steerer tube for 1" threadless and some are not compatible with >> being threaded--they are too thin-gauge. >> >> You could have Mark build you a fork for the bike. Or Rivendell would >> probably order one for you if you ask. >> >> Best Regards, >> >> Will >> William M. deRosset >> Fort Collins, CO >> >> On Thursday, August 13, 2020 at 6:16:32 AM UTC-6, Tom Goodmann wrote: >>> >>> This is a great bike, and not so easily found; and with the help of a >>> local friend from this list, the cockpit fits me well at the very limit of >>> spacers. The steerer was cut too short to my liking by the preDear Tvious >>> owner, and I am frustrated that the stem is not adjustable, a feature I >>> enjoy with quill stems. I think the frame was made by Mark Nobilette. Has >>> anyone converted a threadless steerer to threaded? What do you think? >>> Appreciative, as ever, of this community. --Tom in Miami >>> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/rbw-owners-bunch/4ujL1cdTauY/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> rbw-owners-bun...@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5fef3524-ff7d-4156-b84d-9465118b8ba5o%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/5fef3524-ff7d-4156-b84d-9465118b8ba5o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/a7acdd73-330e-4de8-8dbc-ec46d6edb69bn%40googlegroups.com.
