Thread: Why such long stems?
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Old 07-23-10 | 06:49 AM
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Originally Posted by hudsonbay

Look at their arms - they are small people with big legs - but arms like twigs. Its easier to wobble along than to fight bike into a straight line.
These guys aren't wobbling. I guarantee you they can hold at least a straight of line as anybody you've ridden with. You can't be wobbling about, not holding your line, and ride a couple of inches off the guy beside you at 30+ mph in a pack of 190 guys.

It's simply a view that you don't see when you're riding, and its points out movement that you don't notice when you're following a bike in front of you.
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