Thread: French Stem Angle
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Old 04-10-19 | 11:45 PM
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I noticed that the original Japanese stem on this bike pointed a bit downward, even on a bike with a slack 72-degree HT angle.

Now, if the bike had about a 70-degree HT angle, the stem extension would be about level.

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