Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Stem raiser in its simplest form is a tube with a wedge in the bottom..
half way up it flares.. the top inside is the bottom outside diameter.. so, you take the stem out of the fork,
put the riser in then put the stem in the top of the riser.. then replace all the cables to reach the new altitude.
(Prettier, costs more.. Nitto Technomic a stem with a long quill shaft. still going to need new cables though..
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BOB! I think that's BRILLIANT! It sounds like something I can make at home with just a saw and an extra stem!
That said, I have the red bike with the threaded headset sold to my older brother, the black one is threadless, that's the stock stem, pretty long at 110mm but I flipped it over prior to snapping the pick and the geometry feels damn good