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Old 03-29-19 | 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by SparkyCanada
Not sure I fully understand what you mean by “different kind of stability”
Longer stem increases the rotational inertia of the steering assembly (wheel/fork/bars).

And forward pressure on bars with a long stem tends to straighten the wheel more so than with a short stem.

And a longer stem requires more handlebar movement to turn the wheel.



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