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Old 08-12-23 | 12:36 AM
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From: MC-778, 6250 fsw

Bikes: 1997 Cannondale, 1976 Bridgestone, 1998 SoftRide, 1989 Klein, 1989 Black Lightning #0033

Glad it worked out for the OP;
I’ve used those tall, adjustable stems when building adaptive bikes for riders with disabilities or other mobility issues. I usually start out with a slightly undersized frame for ease of mounting/dismounting and starting/stopping, so I have to make the bike “bigger” and more upright.

I never liked the T-handle look of a flat, straight bar on top of a skyscraper stack of a steerer extension and a near-vertical angled stem, though; I like to fit a riser bar if I need to get a lot of height without adapters or super-tall stems.

Even my personal “Kruizer” has a mid-rise moto bar on a 50mm BMX stem for that high, wide riding position. I might be almost 50, but I don’t want to ride an “Old Man” bike


This thing is almost 4 ft tall at the grips (44”) and I’m only 5-10; it’s up there
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