Originally Posted by chagzuki

Thanks Monskton. It's interesting, it has the effect of greatly lengthening the effective stem length, if one is thinking of a stem in the traditional sense, i.e. as forward reach. It ought to stabilize the steering and slow down the response, both of which are desirable.

I see you've no rack there. I take it the end of the handlebar doesn't hit the floor when folded?