Originally Posted by
irclean
Thanks for the compliment and the suggestions! I'm afraid that I dont know the exact dimensions of the replacement stem; I do know that it was about an inch (or 25mm) longer that the stock one. Also the angle appears to be about zero degrees. The OE adjustable stem's shallowest angle was marked as 10 degrees. I definitely feel more stretched out when not on the grips (where the controls are) but that was what I was going for. I got lucky in that the length and angle of the stem give me all the positions that I was hoping to get.
Thanks for that, irclean. Compliments of BarrackSi, I've got a set of trekking bars on my bike now, too. So far, I'm actually pretty comfortable w/ the stock stem, so I may hold off a bit and see what my thoughts are once I get a few more miles in. My bars are black, though, and the rigid fork I plan on buying in the next week or so is also black, so I may replace the stem w/ a black one for aesthetics if nothing else (regardless of what I decide to do sizewise w/ the stem).
Originally Posted by
irclean
I believe that the bars are Kalloy, the saddle is a Terry Liberator Y, and yes, that is indeed a Greenfield Stabilizer kickstand. All three changes were huge improvements over the stock pieces. I'd love to see some pics of your bike for comparison!
I'll post an update to my pictures in the commuter bike photos thread when I get a chance and maybe post a couple handlebar specific ones here, too. In the meantime, a handful of pics from February (
sans trekking bars, pedals, saddle, Greenfield, computer, and probably a couple other upgrades I'm forgetting right now) are
here.
As for improvements, I agree. All the changes I've made over time have also been significant improvements.