Hi all ,

I have a very nice steel touring bike that has been a source of frustration for me in that I like everything about it except that the top tube is too short (58cm) and therefore the reach also . I picked up the bike when I was less in the know about the particulars of my own fit as I am now .

At the moment I have a 130 mm stem with 17 degrees of rise on it to get the bars as good as i can get them in terms of height and distance from the saddle . I have seen an expensive stem on ebay which is 150mm extension and 17 degrees of rise . I have worked out that this monster of a stem would put me where I need to be in terms of reach , but would it make the steering feel strange ? does that matter ? The stem has a lot of rise so in fact it would be more like a 140 than a 150 in terms of horizontal extension .

I know the obvious thing is to get a new bike but i really like this one and if I could sort the fit it would be a keeper .



J