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Old 03-18-07 | 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by urbanknight
basic trig. Given right triangles and finding the 3rd angle, use the law of sines to find the shortest side (the drop). The 6 degree stem will have a drop of 9mm while the 10 degree stem will have a drop of 15mm. Subtract 1mm from the 10 degree to compensate for the stack height, and the 6 degree stem is still 5mm higher.
nevermind.

i thought they were referring to it after it was flipped. the 6 would not be higher after flipped.

honestly, i don't even know what way the OP wanted it.

still don't see this:
Originally Posted by urbanknight
The 6 should be higher when flipped, even with the stack height.
so then why is this true??

what you described before was it angled down...
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