I may need to do that as well. The Globe Carmel's stem has no extension, it's just a big strong fist sticking straight up. So I'll probably need to trim the ends of the bar.

A swept back bar with a slight rise might be a good idea as well for my bike. If I can't get the stem low enough I could always flip the bar.

I've ridden three times this week, since the crash last Sunday, and the back and rib spasms have persuaded me a swept back bar has got to be be more comfortable than the flat bar.

None of the local shops I've visited this week has a bike in my size with swept back bars, but I got a rough idea of how it might fit from the smaller women's size bikes with those bars.