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01-11-11 | 01:28 PM

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tkehler

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From: My family and I -- wife and two young children -- live in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Bikes: TST ti 'cross bike (commuter); Guru ti road bike; recumbent; Airnimal Chameleon folding racing bike

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Originally Posted by never

So if you run a shorter stem (like a 70mm), it should feel pretty similar when reaching for the bars. Handling will be a little different (i.e., shorter TT plus longer stem versus longer TT plus shorter stem) but the whole bike will be different so that's not really a big deal. As long as you have standover clearance, you should be good.

Thanks -- great. Can you elaborate a bit. What would be the most significant handling difference, if I went with a longer (XL) top tube and shorter stem as opposed to a slightly shorter TT and longer stem?

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