Old 11-13-18 | 07:13 PM
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Bikes: Trek Farley, Giant Trance X, Salsa Vaya

Originally Posted by bwilli88
I wish I could find more stems like this one I have on my 77 Raleigh Supercourse. It gets the bars up where I need them and allows a bit of an upright ride. I do not know what to call it but the angle is 90° and not the typical 83° or so of a normal quill stem.

IMG_20180608_161515266_HDR by Bwilli88, on Flickr
here is a better view close up.

IMG_20180527_220748218_LL by Bwilli88, on Flickr
That Sakae stem is the same as what's stock on the '91 Trek 520 - it's more of a 90 degree 'L" shape instead of the traditional "7" shape. Yes, it does raise the bars nicely without looking outlandish.
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