Originally Posted by
no1mad
While on the hunt for my next rig, one of the Specialized guys commented that I was too stretched out on my current bike.
As I was riding towards home on the MUP today, I noticed two things: a) I felt more comfortable sitting more upright with only the base of my fingers making contact with the bar, and b) when I switched to the bar ends, my left hand started tingling almost immediately.
no1mad, I would try and find an adjustable stem. Out of the 4 bikes that I have now, only one has an adjustable stem,
and is my favorite. I did something rather odd yesterday, took each one out for a 4 mile loop, one after the other. 37
degrees here, so by the 3rd bike my toes were getting numb. But when I got to number 4, ( the one with the most
upright riding style ), and adjustable stem. I was ready to quit, but as I started riding, at about the same average speed,
12 to 17 MPH, small rolling hill loop. I started feeling more rested, and by the end of the ride could have kept going
for another couple of loops on it, ( except could not feel toes any longer ) LOL. I do not ride for speed though, like
long relaxing rides, and then crazy off road stuff. Just my thoughts, hope this helps. Richard