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Thank you @ltc!
Here’s what Bikepacking.com had to say on the subject:
“A 1” quill suspends the handlebar with flex. You want your cockpit to flex; yer on a curated picnic ride after all, not sprinting for the green jersey. The aesthetic of the elegant quill starkly contrasts with the barbarity of the modern threadless stack washer power stack. The horror.”
There are more verbose opinions in the full article here:
https://bikepacking.com/bikes/benedicts-crust-romanceur/