Originally Posted by sirshane13
yo, I've heard a lot of people kind of bad-mouth 90 mm road stems. Some people think that you might be fit wrong on the bike if you require one. Anyone else share this sentiment?
Do you mean a 90-degree stem, i.e., one that has some rise when installed? Stems of old always were about minus 17 degrees or less so that they were flat or even below the riser part of the stem.
A stem that provides some rise probably offends the sensibilities of some traditionalists. They probably equate a flat or downward-sloping stem with an aggressive riding posture.
A 90 mm stem comes standard on bikes with smaller frames, e.g., a '01 catalog shows that a 49 cm Lemond road bike came with a downward-sloping 90 mm stem whereas the same frame in the 59 cm size came with a 120 mm stem.
