On Tue, 30 Sep 2003 22:03:12 -0400, "Dennis Vaughn" <
[email protected]> may have said:
>I have an old bike with a threaded headset. Can I change it to a non threaded headset without
>buying a new fork?
If the fork has a replaceable steerer tube, and the tube is still available as a spare part, then
yes, you can.
If not, then no. The threadless headset precludes the use of a quill-type stem, and there's not
enough of the threaded tube present to clamp a threadless stem on to. Even if the threaded section
was long enough, it won't work because the threaded section still isn't suitable for the threadless
stem to get a grip on.
If what you really want is the option of using a threadless-style stem on a threaded-headset fork,
there are what amounts to stemless quills available that you can use as a place to clamp a
threadless stem.
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