Originally Posted by
a1penguin
Yep, I noticed that too. You might still consider a shorter stem. I find that if there is too much reach, I can't easily bend my neck back enough to see down the road. It takes time getting used to riding hunched over. It took me hundreds of miles before I felt comfortable enough to ride on the drops.
Glad to hear that you are adjusting to the road bike!
From your picture (I think it's funny that you censored the helmet lol) I think you have a sub 90mm stem and somewhat compact handlebars, right? Those two things should fix the bike for me. I'm getting a 17 degree stem so I can have it parallel to the top tube. I like that look. It'll lower the bar but bring it closer to me. I also heard that shorter stems are better for climbing hills. That's definitely a plus. Only problem is that the stems I'm finding are all 31.8 diameter and my bar is a 26. So I'll have to buy shims or get a new handlebar. But I can't find a silver compact handlebar. Can't have it all I gues.
