Quill to A-head converter ok for the track?

Posted on Sun 13th, December 2009

• #1

spagettihoops

fellow trackies....

I want to put and A-head stem on the Pinarello for track use, but it has a threaded headset & forks.
Are quill to A-head converters ok (or even allowed) for use on the track?.....

i think i remember seeing RPM's Roberts with such a set-up, but cant be sure.
• #2

rpm

Yes.
• #3

spagettihoops

short, sharp, and straight to the point.

RPM on top form as usual..... thanks!
• #4

furious_tiles

No.
• #5

spagettihoops

maybe.
• #6

rpm

The ITM ones are pretty good, especially if you get the 1 1/8" one so you don't have to use a shim
• #7

ak

Would using a converter with a decent stem be stiffer than a quill setup? The flex in my current nitto quill seems to be at where the stem curves to become horizontal.... I'm thinking that a converter would eliminate a lot of this?
• #8

rpm

Yes, mildly. Unless you can find a very stiff quill stem..

bit of an oxymoron really!
• #9

ak

Thanks.

Does such a thing exist?!
• #10

scherrit

Mine works.....
• #11

dan

Mine works.....

which one do you use?
• #12

cyclingscott

Hi,

just to add my opinion-the converter will be fine but is never going to be as stiff as a proper ahead set up purely because there are more parts joined together.

Scott

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