Originally Posted by
redlude97
how would flipping the stem down decrease reach? It always increases reach using the same stem, aesthetics aside. Flipping the stem increases saddle to bar drop, so even if you didn't say it explicitly that is what you were recommending to the OP, when their are already having problems reaching the hoods.
As it turns out the OP already had the stem flipped.. smart first move if only for aesthetics, lol.
The OP's words were; "now the hoods seem too far away" which I didn't literally take as being "problems reaching the hoods".
There's like 100+ different combination options to make something feel comfortable on a bike and it sounds like flipping the stem (which he did) wasn't one that you'd offer and that's ok. All's good.
OP wants to know if anyone rotated hoods up and around (with stem flipped) and I say go for it. A little move can make a big difference in feel.