Originally Posted by ddunkle8

I am late the party, but I really like the modified Novara Transfer, and was playing around with the idea of doing the same thing with respect to handle bars. I have test ridden the Transfer twice, and I know I would like a more upright ride.

Was the handlebar stem expensive and/or hard to find?

I can't find information from REI's website on the handlebar stem size for the Transfer, 2012 in my case. I asked one of their bike techs about it and they weren't sure I could buy a new longer handlebar stem. Hmm.