Bicycle Mechanics - Changing my Stem

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wlevey

10-31-02, 06:37 PM

I just got a Specialized Sirrus Comp which comes with a straight bar handelbar and a 17 degree rise stem. I find that I am sitting up more than I want to. I live in a fairly hilly area and could use the improved power of a more streached out position for the hills. I am wondering about changing to either a 5 degree or zero degree stem. The other option is to flip the stem and end up with 17 degrees negative (which may be too much).

Any thoughts???

Dirtgrinder

10-31-02, 07:13 PM

If you have a local bike shop, you might ask them if you can try some stems before you buy them. They probably have some lying around you can try.

Grendel

10-31-02, 07:51 PM

You might try this link (http://www.habcycles.com/fitting.html) for stem fitting info. This chart will give you a very good estimate of where your bar will end up for a given amount of rise and stem length. Find the measurements of the stem you have now (17 degrees @ ?? mm) and plot that on the chart and then figure out where you want to move the bar to and see what that measurement is.