Originally Posted by
X-LinkedRider
Hey everyone, thanks for the help.
I just finished placing my order after the long decision. (jk)
I went with the Bar end shifter, the RL520 levers (black/black), Easton EA70 ergo bar, and Serfas Red Bar tape.
My current stem is completely adjustable and should work fine (For now). I will most likely buy a new stem when I figure out the angle I want it to be at first. (Touring on it once or twice).
Thanks again for all the help and I will post pictures before and after.
-X
The issue with the stem isn't that it won't get you the angle that you want, it's that the clamp diameter might be wrong.
As pasopia pointed out, MTB bars are usually 25.4 mm diameter, the easton EA70 (at least all the ones I saw listed at jenson) are 31.8 mm diameter. So, the problem would be that the new bars are too big around to fit in the clamp on the front of your stem.
Not a big deal, you can pick up a cheap stem till you work out exactly what length/angle you want. Just make sure that's it's for 31.8 mm bars.
Chris