maltess2

Hello, I recently bought a Felt F85, itīs and agressive bike, I am starting to realize that maybe a bit too much for me. I already flipped the stem, is there other way to raise bars a bit?

10 Wheels

You may have bought the wrong bike for your type of riding.

Put 39,000 miles on mine.

Homebrew01

If you recently bought it, then the steerer tube may not have been cut, allowing the stem to raise. Steerer tubes should not be cut until you are 100 % sure you won't want to raise the stem.

If you have spacers above the stem, then they can go below the stem instead, which will raise it.
Or.
Get a stem with a steeper angle
or
I think you can get a "riser" that goes on the steerer tube, which effectively gives you room for more spacers.

Let's not jump the gun there sonny.

Redbullet

The bike in the picture on their website seems, indeed, very "aggressive".
Apart from spacers, more angled stem and "riser", as advised above, you may count a little bit on increasing elasticity of your body. If you finally set your handlebar around 4-8 cm below the saddle, then, "mother nature" might shape your body to deal with that geometry, after a few weeks and 200-300 km of riding.

And, more... you can rotate the handlebar a little bit and gain other 1-2 cm in height. But don't overdo it, otherwise you end up with a funny look of your bike.

DrIsotope

As my flexibility has increased, my bars have gone down and my saddle has gone up. I started out my at most a 2cm difference, and now I'm around 11cm. Starting out with a big saddle-to-bar drop is likely to not be very comfortable-- I'd think just going to a 17š stem flipped upside down will be more comfortable until your body gets used to it.

Redbullet

10 Wheels , judging on the picture of your bike, it seems you really drink a lot....

10 Wheels

I do a 100 mile ride on the track and don't like to stop.

I need 5 bottles to make it, so I stop to refill one bottle.

2013 Completed 500 Bicycle Indy Track Miles on this one.

10 Wheels

2012

maltess2

I will try to get use to it,

On the other hand, is the steerer raiser something reliable to use? it probably looks a bit weird to have that in your bike, I already flipped the stem and use all the spacers

bikepro

If you have a +-6 degree stem, you can also raise the bars by switching to a +-17 degree stem. Or even a shorter stem.

Here's a stem comparison tool that lets you compare different stems:

Stem Comparison Tool | yojimg.net

Redbullet

I think that if the bike has carbon fork, a riser might be risky for its integrity, unless you can obtain a positive opinion from the bike supplier directly.
To complicate (or maybe simplify) the problem, there are adjustable angle stems on the market. Some of them might look a little odd on the bike, but they can be temporary used: start with their highest position, then gradually tilt it down, until the body develops required elasticity. Then you can replace it with a fixed stem at the angle you finally found as being acceptable.