Originally Posted by
sam83
Just in case you had not thought of this department:
With a flat bar, your hands will end up being extended forward only as far as the tops of your current drop bars. This is a shorter reach than the typical hand position for a drop bar.
I'm looking for a used 130mm stem to replace the 100mm one on there now. If I measured correctly, counting for the mild sweep of the bar, it will put my hands a little bit forward of the tops, which is where they seem to want to rest naturally, anyway. At least that's what I'm hoping for.
