Originally Posted by
BigPolishJimmy
A longer stem might work for you. I can't tell from the picture what type of bike you have, if it's threaded or threadless.
It's threaded. It's got the bolt in the center you loosen along with the wedge part.
Originally Posted by
bigvegan
If you're comfortable with the seat where it is, I wouldn't mess with that, and would focus on getting the bars to the proper height.
I'm aware of the fix, part of why I'm asking is if it would be a good idea, would it change the handling tremendously, make the stem/headset/fork/whatever more fragile, likely to break? I do like the bike, for most part, except for this issue, which is why I was wondering what *would* change if I lengthened the stem.
I did take off a riser bracket I had on the seat (basically a bracket on the seat that kind of extends the length) I had and put the original back on. Helped my back tremendously, but didn't do too much for my knees - kept feeling like I was pushing through the pedals...