|   Threaded vs. Unthreaded | Dr. Lector
Apr 29, 2001 7:24 PM | | I want to upgrade to unthreaded, but i am wondering about its advantages and disadvantages. Is it really worth the money? Thanks |
| re: Threaded vs. Unthreaded | muncher
Apr 30, 2001 2:16 AM | | The world seems to be going threadless, so compatibility may be an issue in a while. For preactical purposes, the difference is marginal, to say the least. Advantage of threaded is that you can change your bar height very easily - much bigger hassle with threadless. I had threaded on my last bike, threadless on my current? Difference? The above and looks, nothing else.
Hope that helps. |
| re: Threaded vs. Unthreaded | Brit Racer
Apr 30, 2001 5:26 AM | | Threaded Pros:
-Easily adjustable bar height
Threaded Cons:
-Inherently more flexible and less strong
-Requires large spanners to adjust headset (ie can't easily carry with you while riding)
Unthreaded (Aheadset) Pros:
-Lighter
-Stiffer and stronger
-Easy to adjust (allen keys only)
-Can use carbon steerer forks, hence saving more weight (costs $ though...)
Unthreaded Cons:
-Need to use spacers to adjust height - can't adjust beyond top of steerer
All up, threadless is definitely superior but probably not worth swapping to unless you're already looking for new forks or looking to save some weight. |
| re: Threaded vs. Unthreaded | muncher
Apr 30, 2001 7:41 AM | | Agree with your comments, but, what the hell were you doing to flex a thredded stem? You need to cut down on the vits :-)... |
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