As I've aged the drop and reach has gotten to be a problem for me. A year or so I purchased a threadless headset adapter so I could get more rise and shorten the reach. Last week I purchased the chrome Velo Orange +17 degree stem and silver bars in 46. I think I'll probably drop the stem a little after I've ridden it but I think it looks much better then it did with the threadless set-up. I love the original look but that ship has sailed. I also got a new cog set with the 29 tooth large cog, this should help on the hills. :-)

New current set-up:




First Attempt:


The original set-up: