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Old 12-03-07 | 02:14 PM
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From: Corvallis, OR, USA

Bikes: 2006 Windsor Dover w/105, 2007 GT Avalanche w/XT, 1995 Trek 820 setup for touring, 201? Yeah single-speed folder, 199? Huffy tandem.

Someone posted this in another thread: http://www.habcycles.com/fitting.html

The angle is from the horizontal. So, add the stated stem angle to (90 - head tube angle). A typical road bike is 73*, so your 7* stem is probably about 24* from the horizontal [ie, 7 + (90 - 73) = 24], but you can round to 25*.

Your effective reach is about 90 mm. Use the chart to find the right stem to get you more height while keeping your eff. reach to about 90 mm. For example, a 110mm/17*(~35* from horizontal) stem will give you about a 2 cm increase in height with the same, 90 mm, reach.

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