I'm relatively new to the whole FG/SS community and thought that I should come here for some suggestions on a new stem. I received my IRO Mark V complete just over two weeks ago and love it with just one exception. I didn't realize that the TT was going to be quite a bit longer than my 1986 Fuji road bike that I road all last summer and fall. On the Fuji I could ride the drops and it wasn't a stretch at all. With my new Mark V it's quite a stretch to ride the drops and it has resulted in me riding the tops most of the time. I'd like to re-gain a comfortable ride while riding the drops and I think that a shorter stem will help my situation.

I'm currently using the stock 100mm generic black stem that IRO offers and I really do like the plain and simple look of it. I have it as it came (angled up) and assume that this is ideal for my situation (since I believe angling it down would just increase the stretch to the drops, right?)

Basically I'm looking for some suggestions of a very similar looking stem, that comes in shorter sizes (for example 90mm, 80mm, 70mm, whatever but I'm guessing 70mm would have a much more significant affect than just a 90mm). I hear the name Thomson being thrown around quite a bit and assume that this is probably the gold-standard brand for stems but I don't know if this would be overkill for me.

Any suggestions on decently priced, quality, shorter stems that look similar to the stock IRO stem ( http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/144670/IMG_5722.JPG - I apologize for the blurry photo, I can't keep the camera still if my life depended on it) would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!