Adjustable Stem (Requires 1.25” 1 1-4” diameter bar)


This stem locks securely, it gets used by delivery people in NYC, where the cobblestones speak Dutch. It feels solid and if it did shift it was that 8” deep pothole I didn’t see during a night ride.

I did not remember that I should have cropped the photo, the same way I didn’t remember to adjust the brake levers. I moved the bars -6.5° and should have moved the levers a corresponding + 6.5° to result in the same angle, a straight line from my shoulders to my fingertips.

Meant this post as a reminder.

edit:
I had been trying to figure out what the problem was. When you ride an ebike (or any motorbike) your arms become fatigued more than your legs, so my arms were tired. Additionally I had been sawing wood which also fatigues my arm muscles. I figured my arms were tired. But then I remembered your brake have to be lowered so you can rest the medial of your hand on the bar with your fingertips reaching the levers so you can squeeze them.
This means that when you sit on the bike and hold your arms straight, from shoulder to fingers , the levers were too high, which prevented me from putting my weight on my palms on the bars.