Who makes a 90/0 degree road stem?
07-30-09, 03:58 PM
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Who makes a 90/0 degree road stem?
I'd like to lower the position on my new Felt slightly and the short head tube is making the typical 6 degree stem drop just a bit more than I'd like.
Searching online the only 90/0 degree OS road stem I can find is the Easton EA90. Does anyone know if there are any other options?
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Searching online the only 90/0 degree OS road stem I can find is the Easton EA90. Does anyone know if there are any other options?
thanks - spence
07-30-09, 04:33 PM
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I have a 0 deg stem, but I wouldn't get one in most cases. Have you tried flipping the stem up? Can you flip it up, move the spacers around, or a combination of the two?
07-30-09, 05:27 PM
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If I had a 0 deg stem, I would keep posting pictures of my bike and laughing while everyone kept telling me to flip it. "OK, I flipped it, does this look better?" "FLIP IT!" "OK, how about now?" 
07-30-09, 07:39 PM
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the manufacturers don't make many 0-degree stems since the whole point in 6~8deg stems is so you can play around with the spacers.
that being said, if the steerer tube was cut too short... sucks.
that being said, if the steerer tube was cut too short... sucks.
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When I bought my first bike getting back into cycling 4 years ago, I posted pics of it including the 90 degree QUILL stem and still got someone telling me to flip it.
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I have a Salsa SUL stem that's 90 degrees (bought from harriscyclery), and I believe Soma(somafab.com) has one, too.
edit - my mistake, the soma stems are +/- 7 degrees.
edit - my mistake, the soma stems are +/- 7 degrees.
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I just got a salsa 90cm 90 degree last weekend at the LBS. It was all they had in a 90cm and I wanted to try out a shorter stem. No flippie.
07-31-09, 07:52 AM
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Yea, the Thompson looks like the only other option I've seen.
The bike came with only a single spacer above the cone which puts a +/- 6 degree stem just a bit lower than I'd like for right now. Flipped down it's only 4" of drop, but as I'm getting back into riding I need to work on my fitness first...otherwise I like how the bike fits.
The better option may be to just ride up until I'm a bit stronger.
Clearly they don't make many for a reason...
thanks - spence
The bike came with only a single spacer above the cone which puts a +/- 6 degree stem just a bit lower than I'd like for right now. Flipped down it's only 4" of drop, but as I'm getting back into riding I need to work on my fitness first...otherwise I like how the bike fits.
The better option may be to just ride up until I'm a bit stronger.
Clearly they don't make many for a reason...
thanks - spence
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have you also considered 82 and 80 degree stems? (aka plus/- 8 and 10). I have a Deda Newton Zero100 which is 82 on one bike and a 80 Oval stem on another--get's you a little flatter than a 6.
07-31-09, 09:15 AM
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The OP said a +/- 6 is too high and too low. An 8 or 10 would only make that worse.
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07-31-09, 10:38 AM
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Check out Specialized's stems -- most of their models have shims to change the angle in 2-degree increments.
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...dStems&eid=367
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...jsp?spid=41848
*edit* Hmm.. maybe not, actually. This one says "12° stem: 10 position angle range, +/- 8° to +/- 16°, in 2° increments", which I think really means that you can have it anywhere between 8 and 16 degrees, but it's not going to give you anything straighter than 8 in either direction.
You say that it's got just one spacer now, but you also mentioned a "cone" -- is it an additional cone on top of the frame? I'm wondering if it's something like this:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...jsp?spid=41951
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...dStems&eid=367
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...jsp?spid=41848
*edit* Hmm.. maybe not, actually. This one says "12° stem: 10 position angle range, +/- 8° to +/- 16°, in 2° increments", which I think really means that you can have it anywhere between 8 and 16 degrees, but it's not going to give you anything straighter than 8 in either direction.
You say that it's got just one spacer now, but you also mentioned a "cone" -- is it an additional cone on top of the frame? I'm wondering if it's something like this:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...jsp?spid=41951
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07-31-09, 11:50 AM
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You say that it's got just one spacer now, but you also mentioned a "cone" -- is it an additional cone on top of the frame? I'm wondering if it's something like this:
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...jsp?spid=41951
https://www.specialized.com/us/en/bc/...jsp?spid=41951
I'll be honest, this is my first bike with a threadless headset. I just assumed the cone was part of this unit and not just adding space.
It's probably worth noting the bike is a Felt T23 and I believe has a little funky geometry. Very similar to the Felt F series frame (i.e. long TT and 74deg HA) but the head tube measures to 170mm which I believe is short for a 60cm bike. Assuming I'm measuring things correctly...
Yes, it was an opportunistic purchase, but like I said so far I'm very happy with how it fits and the overall ride. Just need to get the bar position right...
thanks - spence
