Originally Posted by
hockeyteeth
I don't think it's accurate to say all bikes with <100mm stems are too big for the rider. I have a fairly short torso compared to my inseam, so I often use ~80-90mm stems and still have quite a bit of seatpost showing.
This justifies nothing.
Why are chode stems frowned upon here? Don't they give you twitchier steering, which is what these tarck bikes are looking for anyways (same principle for smaller diameter steering wheels in cars)?
Track bikes already do that by having steeper angles within their intended geometry's. By having a shorter stem you are twitch-a-fying an already twitchy ride. By having a high stack, you are killing the effective reach and then it's only made worst by using an over rotated short reach compact bar. The bike will be set up way more responsive than intended.
This bike has a counter productive stack and stem combo which is another piece of jackassery in itself even if it negates the high stack problem. It doesn't even take advantage of the stem's drop. You could have a slammed 0' stem and the bars would sit in a relatively similar spot. This cockpit is set up like total ass.
reposting bike on this page for reference:
