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From: Farley Flud <ff@linux.rocks>
Subject: Re: GNU/Linux Bicycle Recall
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On Sat, 4 May 2024 19:54:52 -0500, Physfitfreak wrote:

> 
> And on his bicycle, instead of pulling the stem tube farther out and up 
> and tightening it for that position, he purchases an extension of some 
> sort to bring the handle bar higher... I've messed with bicycles all my 
> life and I've never done that.
> 

That's only possible with the traditional quill stem.

Lots of newer bikes have the threadless stem:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stem_(bicycle_part)

https://www.sheldonbrown.com/handsup.html


A threadless stem requires an extender to raise the handlebars.