Handlebar stem connection means and bicycle element

A handlebar stem connection mechanism for connecting a handlebar stem with a front wheel fork, comprising:

• a steerer tube connectible with the front wheel fork,
• a handlebar stem tube connectible with the handlebar stem, the handlebar stem tube surrounding the steerer tube in a mounted state,
• a clamping element for a clamping connection of the steerer tube with the handlebar stem tube, the clamping element being arranged between the steerer tube and the handlebar stem tube, and
• a fixing element holding the clamping element in a clamped position,
• wherein the steerer tube has a contact surface on which the clamping element rests, the contact surface preferably inclined with respect to a longitudinal axis of the steerer tube, and
• wherein the clamping element has a recess in which a head of the fixing element is arranged, a shaft being connected with the head, and wherein the shaft, in the mounted state, presses against the contact surface or against a contact element connected with the steerer tube.