Talk:Stem (bicycle part)

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It has been suggested (by AndrewDressel on 24 December 2006) that this article or section be merged with handlebar.

I would vote against a merge. Gam3 18:24, 24 December 2006

Okay, withdrawn. -AndrewDressel 17:02, 10 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Pictures

I think that the pictures in this article could be improved, keeping in mind readers who do not know what stems are. The stem in the first picture (Specialized bike) is partially hidden and could be closer up. The second picture seems to be of the moustache handlebars rather than the stem - it's unclear what type of stem it is, and the stem is partially out of the frame. The third picture is the best angle of all three but the extra stuff on the bars (computer and not sure what else) is somewhat distracting, and the caption could be improved - the bike model is irrelevant - it is just a threadless stem. At least, the two varieties of stems, threadless and quill, should be shown in the article. RosinDebow 12:58, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I edited the caption on the picture of the mountain bike stem, and propose this be the only picture of a threadless stem in the article (unless a better one is available) because of issues noted above. On review, the stem in the first pic (Specialized bike) is not hidden as I said before, but it's unclear because of the angle and distance to an uninformed reader what the stem is and what parts it is connecting. RosinDebow 13:06, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I've added some pictures of quill stems. -AndrewDressel 20:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)