Originally Posted by
Lexi01
Depending on how long you've been riding a road bike you might find you'll want to put the longer stem back on at some point...so don't put it on eBay yet.
Originally Posted by
thirdgenbird
agreed. im the same height as you and also have a 58mm scattante (but a different model). when i first built it up i used a 100mm stem. now i am using a 120mm.
Yeah, I thought about that. One of the reasons I was pushing for a new stem anyway was because the original 120mm stem is made out of some alloy. The site doesn't specify and it looks ****ty quality to begin with. Maybe in the future I'll jump up to 100 or 110 but doubt I'd ever fit a 120.
Originally Posted by
trussdude
I have a 2005 Scattante CFR in size 58.
I am 6'-1" with long arms.
I changed the 120mm stem to a 100mm and it was much better.
Originally Posted by
Cpt.America
It's funny you posted this! I am 6'1", a bit big for a 56, so I am on a 58. But when my seat is set at just the right spot, I felt like I was reaching JUST a tad... So my local bike shop gave me a 100 to replace my 120 stem, and MAN what a difference... 10x more comfortable now. My bike shop just gave it to me for free, too.
6'1" + 58 bike + -20 stem = perfect for me. I would say my leg, to torso, to arm length is right about average all around.
I have a feeling these bikes were designed by vertically challenged people who just wanted to be a PITA.