page_title: Stem (bicycle part)
section_title: Suspension
hierarchical_section_title: Stem (bicycle part) / Variations / Suspension
caption_attribution_description: English: Softride suspension bicycle
context_page_description: The stem is the component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the steerer tube of the bicycle fork. Sometimes called a goose neck, a stem's design belongs to either a quill or threadless system, and each system is compatible with respective headset and fork designs:
  Quill: the stem inserts into the steerer tube, which is threaded and does not extend above the headset.
  Threadless: the stem clamps around the steerer tube, which is not threaded and extends above the headset.
context_section_description: At one time, some manufacturers (Softride) marketed suspension stems. Softride's stem allowed for up to 3 inches of travel, used a parallelogram linkage, and used a polymer bushing and a steel coil spring for shock absorption.
caption: Softride parallelogram suspension quill stem.
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