Because old people sometimes have bad backs.

If you get a custom geometry bike there's no reason for the long steerer tube. It boggles my mind when somebody shows up with a Seven that has spacers under the stem.

Slam that ****.

Fixies= No Brakes!

Road= Slam it!

anyone have a good source for low-rise top caps?

both my bikes are "slammed" but have like 15mm top caps.

FSA, Cane Creek, etc

Most headset manufacturers make one.

http://ivanbassoofficial.com/sites/d...QUIGAS-web.jpg
http://cdn0.media.cyclingnews.future...llview_600.jpg





You sir, would be incorrect. Plenty of pros "slam" their stems. It just comes down to what you prefer and your flexibility. Cav is one of the most aero sprinters ever.

Yeah, and screw that newfangled aluminum crap too, bikes were better off without it. And what's up with those thick carbon "aero" tubes, steel tubes were way smaller, they're obviously faster.

Man, folks be touchy doochi about slamming it to their stemz.

That's true. But I'd wager the majority of people on this Forum, and Joe Roadie are not pros.

Bah. Now flip it.

:P

Slammed and with traditional round bars.
http://bikeforums.net/attachment.php...hmentid=232177

You can slam a quill stem too. I'm too lazy to take a "Proper" photo without excess-ories.

Is that a sleeping bag under your bars?

While Impressive to look at the slammed stem if effective only is the rider is flexible in the hips and back. Otherwise it is not helping the rider at all.
I wonder how slammed was Eddy or Lances stem???

:thumb:

A guy showed up on my ride today riding a beautiful titanium Indy Fab custom bike...with six inches of spacers under the stem. I am not kidding. Half a foot.

Now try to imagine how completely ***ed up any "custom geometry" would have to be to make his negative saddle>bar drop work. 18" headtube? I don't think so. Where would you attach the toptube, and how would that impact torsional response?

Doesn't look like a lot.

Armstrong

http://acursoryglance.net/wp-content...armstrong1.jpg
http://kara.allthingsd.com/files/200...rong_adh01.jpg
http://www.veloprints.com/Images/lance_armstrong_1.jpg

Merckx

http://www.sportstoursinternational....mages/6018.jpg
http://www.bikerconnection.de/joomla...ddy_Merckx.jpg

This is AWESOME.

http://acursoryglance.net/wp-content...armstrong1.jpg

OT: why the sti rear shifter and downtube front?

Because those guys stay on the big chainring...ALL THE TIME. :)

Because that's his weight-weenie bike.

That is one P-R-O bike, though do i see a -6 stem as opposed to a -17 stem;)?

Actually, all the pictures posted were with the same set up- STI rear shifter and downtube front. This set up was used for mountainous races where the lightest possible bike was desired. Pretty neat. I don't think this lasted past the 90's, but it would be interesting to see how long Lance kept that set up.

EDIT: I just looked the pics over and in this one he is riding a 10-speed bike with a downtube front shifter: http://www.veloprints.com/Images/lance_armstrong_1.jpg

Stem slamming...is that what the kids do these days? We used to sniff glue.

On a forum where a "proper fitting" or a handful of mm moving cleat, saddle or stem length is portrayed as paramount to riding a bicycle correctly, arbitrarily "slamming" stems as low as they will go seems ironic.

:crash:

resale value...

If you look at it that way then yeah, but IMO one should take into account the geometry of the frame including head tube height before riding it. You can also play with stem length and angle to achieve the appropriate riding position, but you're also getting a cleaner looking and more rigid front end without that stack of spacers shifting around under load.

I say slam it when possible. If you need a taller front end for whatever reason then you still have the option of inverting the stem.

It's not slammed if you have spacers under the stem :rolleyes: