Originally Posted by MnHPVA Guy
If you are accustomed to riding with lower bars and a fair amount of extension, you would think my bikes handle poorly. Just as I would think yours do.
Actually, my bike has the stem/handlebars up to the height of the saddle. What I noticed was the handlebars were now much closer to me and I felt a definite change in the way it handled. I fixed that problem by buying a longer stem to compensate. The bike pictured has the handlebars jacked way up with no stem to speak of. We can all get used to different handling characteristics but the bike seems to me to be way out of the realm of the norm. That said, you did what you had to do to continue riding and I applaud that.