Old 11-13-18 | 01:30 PM
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Bikes: 1984 Miyata 310, 1986 Schwinn Sierra, 1987 Ross Mt. Hood, 1988 Schwinn LeTour, 1988 Trek 400T, 1981 Fuji S12-1977 Univega Grand Rally, S LTD, 1973 Sears Free Spirit 531, 197? FW Evans

You could go either way, depending on your visual preference. I am 5' 8", with similar proportions. I have a Soma Sutro stem on a couple bikes. It has about 40 mm more rise than most standard height stems, so it doesn't look horrible. https://www.somafab.com/archives/pro...tro-quill-stem Nitto Technomic stems have about 80 mm of extra height, so they won't work on frames with a smaller head tube if you don't need all that.

I have also used a shorter stem on a bigger frame, but I didn't like how it looked. Going from 100 to 80 mm isn't bad, but from 100 to 60 mm is too much, IMO.

Schwinn Le Tour with Soma Sutro stem
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