lol, it would have been hard to ride it with only a stem to steer with! I used to help a few riders out at the pedicab company that I rode for last year. We were always looking for the tall and wide handlebars that came with older 1" steerer type, cheapo mountain bikes. Every once in a while something would show up with some smooth mustache bars or something cool like that. I've kicked myself more than once for not picking 'em up for my own use.