Re: The stem.

Some advice that may or may not be relevant. Due to a severe brachial plexus (nerve) injury I ride with the majority of my weight supported by one arm. I had, until recently, held the idea the higher the bar the better. On my vintage Motobecane a Nitto Technomic stem (really high quill stem for you youngsters) solved this but the modern LeMond proved a challege. So, I rode with the stem in its raised position but was never real comfortable. I never posted pics but I'm sure I would've heard the "flip it" chorus too.

Anyways, I did flip it and found no more stress on my right wrist and less stress on my lower back. In short I'm more comfortable.

Like, I said this may not be relevant b/c our situations almost certainly are not alike but I do recommend trying it. Even a semi-retro grouch like me appreciates the fact that it's pretty easy with threadless stems.