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Old 10-17-24 | 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by mstateglfr
My genuine answer to this is- buy a bike that fits properly. There are so many geometry options for 'road bike' or 'gravel bike' or whatever category you want to apply to this, that is is pretty goofy to own a bike that puts you in an uncomfortable position. With that said, many people used to be comfortable on a bike they own and are no longer comfortable with the cockpit setup due to age, injury, or whatever. For them...
- Use a positive rise angled stem.
- Buy commonly available riser drop bars from Specialized, Ritchey, Surly, SQ Lab, Red****, Soma, and others.
- Buy commonly available riser flat/sweep bars if you want a flat bar cockpit.
- Get a new fork with more steerer.

The last option is an extreme option and one that is obviously rarely used due to cost.
While there is a kludge option where you use a stem extender(mentioned earlier in another post), most of those arent compatible with carbon steerers.
I wonder whether the post that you and Kontact and I responded to was meant to be a "Gotcha!" or instead represented genuine curiosity.
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