Bicycle Mechanics - How To Measure Stem Length?

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KrisA

04-13-04, 03:31 PM

As the title suggests... do you measure from the centre point of the steerer hole to the centre point of the bar hole, or some other method. I'm trying to determine what length of stem my bike came with to help me decide what size to get for an upgrade.

Thanks,
Kris

khuon

04-13-04, 03:41 PM

I've always found this webpage (http://www.habcycles.com/fitting.html) to be immensely useful in these situations...

http://www.habcycles.com/stemfit.jpg

KrisA

04-14-04, 07:33 AM

Thanks.