Originally Posted by jack002

I have raised the stem in my Canondale higher than the markings on the side say to go (older design with the expander bolt inside) and broke the fork tube right in half.
I'm lucky I wasn't hurt when it broke. Don't do that. Jack did, don't be like Jack.

I had a friend years ago that did flip the drop bars over upsidedown. He used it like that for years. I would try that.