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@nv55
Perhaps shit is a bit rude, I didn't want to upset anyone. But IMO the quill system is shitter than a-head, yes. Maybe I should have used another word, like inferior.
I had an alu quill stem fitted to a steel fork and steerer. The stem fused into the steerer, because when alu corrodes it expands. It corroded because there wasn't a good enough seal to keep out water. This is a common problem with quill stems, and a problem that is inherent in the design of the system. You could argue that I should regularly take the quill out and clean and grease the interface and then reassemble, but this was a fixed gear commuter bike whose goal in life was to be easy to maintain. If you're interested, the stem had only been in the fork for about 8 months, and yes - it was greased. I had to pay a bike shop to cut the stem off just above the headset, then the remains of the stem and the fork had to be thrown away and replaced.