Originally Posted by
Bikendad
Hi all, first post here. Just bought a 2019 DS4 21" XL and put some miles on it last night. Love the bike except the bars are too low causing a crook in my neck. I'm 6'1" with a 32" inseam, so long in the torso. The bars are well over an inch below my seat height. Wondering what some of you may have done with the stem to alleviate this "problem"? Thanks in advance.
Photo of my '18 DS3 is in
post 1552 of this thread. I had shoulder & neck issues and swithced out my bars, stem, and grips and it made a HUGE difference:
Spank Spike Race 50mm riser bars
Bontrager Elite Blendr 90mm 25 degree stem
Ergon GP2 grips/bar ends
The rest of the bigger mods, which also helped with riding efficiency and comfort:
Brooks Flyer Imperial saddle
Pedaling Innovations Catalyst flat pedals
I went through the stock bars and 2 sets of risers (after purchasing the higher stem) to get comfortable ergonomics for my shoulders and neck. I love the Spank bars. I had to cut them down from their 800mm original length to 660, or the GP2 bar ends were too far out to be comfortable.
Better photos of the bars & stem:
