Originally Posted by
Zinger
If it's small for you I've found that you give up some handling when you go to a longer reach stem....At least out of the saddle on hills. Had that problem on my old Italvega that was too short for me.
I've found my own stem creeping up in height as well, as I got older myself, and I have no neck injuries. Had to go to a taller Nitto Technomic stem on both my bikes which fit me but a little borderline on the small side.
The bike is actually too big. When it was purchased for me by my gf it seemed like it fit OK thanks to the sloping TT. I had no experience with anything other than the traditional steel frame and hadn't ridden in 10 yrs. So, it was all new to me. I did buy a shorter stem and rode it for 7 yrs without major issue. Felt comfortable no pain or discomfort but it always felt a bit big. Maybe long is a better word. It actually measures at 58 C to C and the TT virtual is close to 59. My ideal frame is really around 54-56 C to C and a 55 TT.