Originally Posted by
lazerzxr
You got that right. Ive never read a thread with so much dribble in it.
110mm stems indicate frames too small, you must be on a 120 or 130 - BWAHAHAHAHA. you better tell the manufacturers which ship basically every bike with a 110 stem then, they are doing it wrong.
Am I the only one that has noticed the people raving on about long stems also use crazy setback seatposts which no bike manufacturer actualy supplies with their bikes? The two go hand in hand. If thats the way YOU want to ride thats fine, I do it myself, but you cant tell eveyone else they are wrong for using stock equipment!!
and comfort bikes must have loads of reach, you better tell TREK engineers this quick as they are currently making their H2 fit frames with shorter top tubes.
I think there are a few experts here that got the wrong size frame and have been preaching about fit ever since to justify it to the world and make themselves feel better.
Seriously, just ride your bike with any stem that is comfortable 90 - 130 is absolutely fine
If someone else is comfortable on a 90 mm stem and you ride a 130mm, get over it!!
The whole notion of buying a bike set up by the manufacturer is for the lack of a better word ass backwards. In an ideal situation no one should accept a bike the way it comes from a manufacturer. Every person should be able to start with a suitable frame and then building it up with suitable peripherals.Riding a bike is the most intimate relationship between man and machine and your bike should be yours and yours only built the way you feel good and comfortable about it.
Last edited by UCIMBZ; 08-07-12 at 07:31 PM.