Originally Posted by
Niloc
Sounds like you figgered it out, but just for consideration I use a Nitto dirtdrop stem -
http://www.rivbike.com/products/show...irtdrop/16-100 - with moustache bars. This makes for a nice offroad rig. Puts the bars up higher and you don't get the drops, but if your back is bugging you might not be going there anyways.
Thanks - but the Dirt Drop will only work with quill stem bikes and mine is an ahead. I'm going to try getting my dropbars about 5cm up and 2cm back first. I've also found the changing my road bike style saddle for an MTB one has helped a lot; I have no idea why.
Last edited by meanwhile; 07-23-10 at 10:49 AM.