Originally Posted by
ltxi
I usta pretty much think that, too. Mebbe use them to tweak a fit and then replace with fixed. Twice this year, tho, I've done the fit thingy and then just left them in place. Were working just fine and I, if it ain't broke don't fix it, decided it was a too hard pita to mess with changing.
I grew up riding stems without removable face plates so to me swapping out a stem these days is no big deal. I still crank hard once in a while and I don't want a stem with a built-in weak spot...
Originally Posted by
NormanF
If you have a bad back or you're not as supple as you used to be when you were younger, getting the bars up higher makes riding a bike more comfortable.
You can find a fixed stem with the same rise if you want...
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