Originally Posted by
jrobe
That is a hassle (and major expense) to avoid riding an 80mm stem. I am in a little bit of the same situation fit-wise and I have an 80mm stem on my bike now. It took me about an hour to get used to it. I wouldn't spend much money just so I could use a stem that was 2-3 cm longer (ie. about 1 inch).
I don't really care what the stem length is, it's the fact I have a 4" drop to the bars and I'm riding 1, 2, 3, up to 500 mile rides continuously.