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Old 08-29-17 | 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by SJX426
After riding the Colnago (58 ST) with a 90 stem and then starting to ride the Pinarello (60 ST) with a 120 stem, I really felt stretched out and uncomfortable. Then after several hundred miles it was like, "wow, I really like being stretched out!" I changed the stem on the Colnago to a 120. At this point, the Pinarello is about to get a 110 stem.
I go through a mini-cycle of this every year, since there are a couple of months every winter where I basically don't ride a bike at all and lose flexibility. Thank goodness my bikes all have quill stems that are easy to raise and lower as needed.
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