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Old 01-01-12, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by sleepy
Why do they even sell bikes with such long steerer tubes if it's all gonna get slammed? Why not just sell the bikes with stems slammed already?
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 ****.
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Fixies= No Brakes!

Road= Slam it!
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anyone have a good source for low-rise top caps?

both my bikes are "slammed" but have like 15mm top caps.
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Old 01-01-12, 12:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Inertianinja
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.
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Originally Posted by Dean V
Slamming the stem is for looks and vanity. The "more aggressive riding position" reason is a joke. Fast cyclists for have for years been as low as possible and you don't need a big saddle to bar drop to achieve it. Just need to hold the drops and bend your elbows. Look at old videos of someone like Francesco Moser hammering it and see how low he gets with a lot less drop than what is the fashion now.







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.
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Originally Posted by Dean V
Slamming the stem is for looks and vanity. The "more aggressive riding position" reason is a joke. Fast cyclists for have for years been as low as possible and you don't need a big saddle to bar drop to achieve it. Just need to hold the drops and bend your elbows. Look at old videos of someone like Francesco Moser hammering it and see how low he gets with a lot less drop than what is the fashion now.
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.
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Man, folks be touchy doochi about slamming it to their stemz.

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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.
That's true. But I'd wager the majority of people on this Forum, and Joe Roadie are not pros.
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Originally Posted by sbxx1985
I don't need spacers. Bike design.

Bah. Now flip it.

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Slammed and with traditional round bars.
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You can slam a quill stem too. I'm too lazy to take a "Proper" photo without excess-ories.
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Is that a sleeping bag under your bars?
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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???

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Originally Posted by wkg
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.
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?
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Originally Posted by thehammerdog
I wonder how slammed was Eddy or Lances stem?
Doesn't look like a lot.

Armstrong

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

Merckx

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https://www.bikerconnection.de/joomla...ddy_Merckx.jpg
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Originally Posted by brian416
This is AWESOME.
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https://acursoryglance.net/wp-content...armstrong1.jpg

OT: why the sti rear shifter and downtube front?
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Originally Posted by hailandkill
https://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.
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Originally Posted by hailandkill
https://acursoryglance.net/wp-content...armstrong1.jpg

OT: why the sti rear shifter and downtube front?
Because that's his weight-weenie bike.
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Originally Posted by tony2v
Slammed and with traditional round bars.
That is one P-R-O bike, though do i see a -6 stem as opposed to a -17 stem?
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Originally Posted by hailandkill
https://acursoryglance.net/wp-content...armstrong1.jpg

OT: why the sti rear shifter and downtube front?
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: https://www.veloprints.com/Images/lance_armstrong_1.jpg
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Stem slamming...is that what the kids do these days? We used to sniff glue.
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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.

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Originally Posted by kaliayev
What's funny is how many left so many spacers above the stem after slamming it.
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Originally Posted by megalowmatt
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.

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

Originally Posted by 2ndGen
I'm planning to slam my stem.

Would love to see any pics of slammed stems here and know the sizes & brands of your conical spacers.
I'm thinking about going with a 15-10mm spacer under the stem. I already have a flush carbon top cap.

Thanks.

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Originally Posted by frpax
Had one 5mm spacer on my LeMond:

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