Originally Posted by
W Cole
I'm just wondering if raising the stem is the correct thing to do. It seems like the problem is that the stem is too long and the "band-aid" solution is to raise the stem when I should really be shortening it?
No, it sounds to me like the Tarmac is too agressive of a bike for your current fitness and as a result your bars are too low. Both bringing them up and back will make the fit less agressive but there is only so much you do on a Tarmac as opposed to a less agressive frame like say a roubaix.