Originally Posted by
luevelvet
Hey Everyone,
Currently she has a 100mm -/+ 7°. I was thinking 80-90mm but if we drop down that far it will lower her reach a bit. We're not looking for super aero positioning here, rather, just something a bit more comfortable. Maybe something like 85-90mm -/+ 8-10°. Where should we be looking for options? I did some googling and the options seem overwhelming when it comes to brands, sizes etc and I'm just not sure where to look. I even checked out the Performance site (local place to us) but their options are very limited and truth be told, they're in such disarray due to their closeouts that it's a little bit of a mess to expect much.
Thanks in advance!
The bolded piece confuses me a bit. If you swap a 100 mm 7 degree stem for a 85-90mm 7 degree stem, you are not lowering the reach. The 100mm of your current stem is the distance from the center of the attachment at the head tube to the center of the bar mount. You would reduce the drop slightly going to the 85-90mm length stem in the same degree drop.
If she likes the current drop but the reach is too long, as you suggest go with a shorter reach stem.