Originally Posted by
wayold
A quick search around the web yields some 1-1/4 x 120-130mm stems, but 6 deg not 18. Can you use something like this and get your desired hand location using a riser bar of some sort?
I've never found such stems and I've looked extensively. Do you have a link?
A 130mm might work.
I'm not aware of a riser stem for a 1-1/4 steerer tube, and given the 400#(+) weight of the bike, I'm pretty sure I wouldn't want to use one.