have your femurs been shortened?
I have a 165 crank. I think a lot of bikes come standard with 172.5. A few with 170.
Originally Posted by
skycyclepilot
The more upright position is more comfortable, but on a fast downhill run today, when moving off the drops and back to the hoods, the front end seemed a bit more squirrelly. I cannot imagine the bike coming out from under me at 35 MPH! And I noticed that, when I look down, I can see the front axle just barely ahead of the handlebar. Is it just me, or could the stem change have made my bike unstable enough to be unsafe?
Try flipping the stem. With 25 degree, a 90 flipped probably will be about the same as the previous 110. I found being lower in the drops make my ride more comfortable.
But definitely yes lowering your center of gravity is going to increase stability and control. Why do you think even while sprinting, sprinters get their body of mass as low as they can even though they are out of their saddle? Or when going inton sharp turns, they go into the drops and get down even lower?