What is the cleanest threaded to threadless conversion look?

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Originally Posted by m_sasso

Why do people always throw up this Nitto stem every time some one asks for a 1"/31.8 bar solution? I love Nitto stems, bars and racks likely own 25 pieces of Nitto equipment however, this has to be the absolute ugliest, most cobbled together stem Nitto has ever produce, down right unfinished, hacked appearance on a clean bike, fine for a beater, otherwise bury it.

Go with the Innicycle solution or work with the BBB Cycling Extender, BHP-20.

You're certainly welcome to your opinion on aesthetics.

Personally, I don't mind the look. But I also "grew up" during the era of Ritchey stems on the RB-1, so the UI-12 looks like a thowback to that. To me.