Originally Posted by
urbanknight
I think I get what you're saying, but the argument is that the steer tube is the delicate part (again, I have my doubts, but going with that for now). A steeper rise stem on a shorter tube would be pulling on a shorter steer tube, making the "delicate" lever shorter and stronger.
If a diagram helps us understand, go for it. I'm certainly not a physicist.
There is a diagram in that link, for some reason the graphic wouldn't paste.
Yeah, I tell you, I've been trying to understand the limitations of carbon parts for some time. Hard to cut past all the emotion and deflection sometimes.