Originally Posted by
erbfarm
RonH, what exactly is that a picture of? and do you have a link to it?
The picture is a downhill stem. There are several of those that have very short extensions.
I've got some other questions:
Since you seem to think that your top tube is significantly too long, I'm wondering about stand over clearance. You might be able to "cheat" a little on stand over clearance with a road bike. If you ride off road at all, I wouldn't recommend doing that with a mountain bike unless your family is complete.