Using a 150mm stem , will it effect handling ?
04-28-16, 04:15 AM
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Using a 150mm stem , will it effect handling ?
Hi all ,
I have a very nice steel touring bike that has been a source of frustration for me in that I like everything about it except that the top tube is too short (58cm) and therefore the reach also . I picked up the bike when I was less in the know about the particulars of my own fit as I am now .
At the moment I have a 130 mm stem with 17 degrees of rise on it to get the bars as good as i can get them in terms of height and distance from the saddle . I have seen an expensive stem on ebay which is 150mm extension and 17 degrees of rise . I have worked out that this monster of a stem would put me where I need to be in terms of reach , but would it make the steering feel strange ? does that matter ? The stem has a lot of rise so in fact it would be more like a 140 than a 150 in terms of horizontal extension .
I know the obvious thing is to get a new bike but i really like this one and if I could sort the fit it would be a keeper .
J
I have a very nice steel touring bike that has been a source of frustration for me in that I like everything about it except that the top tube is too short (58cm) and therefore the reach also . I picked up the bike when I was less in the know about the particulars of my own fit as I am now .
At the moment I have a 130 mm stem with 17 degrees of rise on it to get the bars as good as i can get them in terms of height and distance from the saddle . I have seen an expensive stem on ebay which is 150mm extension and 17 degrees of rise . I have worked out that this monster of a stem would put me where I need to be in terms of reach , but would it make the steering feel strange ? does that matter ? The stem has a lot of rise so in fact it would be more like a 140 than a 150 in terms of horizontal extension .
I know the obvious thing is to get a new bike but i really like this one and if I could sort the fit it would be a keeper .
J
04-28-16, 04:45 AM
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gopher it. It won't affect steering.
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Would the shorter stem with less rise work? That would also increase your reach.
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Get too far forward and your center of balance could make it easier to go over the bars in an emergency stop.
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You're talking a 17* rise stem that is 150mm long....unless you have some big body flexibility/proportionality issues, this sounds like a very wrong bike for you in fit. How big a stack of spacer do you have, or not?
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I've experienced "no-hands" speed wobbles when going to longer stems but that's easily remedied by keeping your hands on the bars... 
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Have you tried a setback seat post?
04-29-16, 04:26 AM
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Hi , I have a 90cm stack of spacers on a quill stem steerer tube extension . Bike will definitely not be an ideal fit like this . A longer reach stem that has a lower rise will bring the bars down too low for me . If I'm not mistaken isn't saddle position fixed relative to the BB ? KOPS and all that ? So playing with seatposts would make me weak on the pedals
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You should be asking this over in the bike fit forum.
You certainly do not have a 90cm stack of spacers. This is confusing. Show a picture of the bike.
KOPS is not a requirement. Not at all.
You certainly do not have a 90cm stack of spacers. This is confusing. Show a picture of the bike.
KOPS is not a requirement. Not at all.
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