Slammed stems...
 

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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http://i1108.photobucket.com/albums/...4_1345-5-1.jpg

Go big or go home.

http://img850.imageshack.us/img850/4434/img0080ww.jpg

Thats beefy frame design! Looks like a TT ride

Why? Is your reach too short?

No. I like the aggressive look & position when riding.


Got it! :thumb: Thanks.

Had one 5mm spacer on my LeMond:

http://velospace.org/files/lemond6-10vs.JPG

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Track drops gave that one away, I approve though!

kekeke

What is a slammed stem? :o

Check http://slamthatstem.com/ and tell us how many spacers you see under most of the bikes' stems.

What's funny is how many left so many spacers above the stem after slamming it.

So that they cam put them back on when they realize how uncomfortable it is.
Flip and slam!

Oh I knew that! I just wasn't sure if there's any other procedures that had to be done.

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.

Sacrilege!!

makes sense if you buy and sell bike frequently

a local guy had a nice bike for sale but had slammed his stem and cut the steerer so no room to adjust the fit if you needed to

Despite your incorrect use of English, you are wrong in your assertions. The human body has not changed. The point where the best compromise of power and position has not changed. Frame styles and handlebar design has changed. Even Cancellara's extremely lowslung position on the tops is no lower than a last generation racers drops. Nobody uses traditional round handlebars with a large saddle to bar drop because they were where the low hand position came from on a traditional double diamond frame. The ergonomics have been changed to give two positions near the basement and lower the handlebars reach by using a longer stem. Without a doubt there are people copying the look of slamming even if hampers their ability to ride. It does not discount the practice by racers with a very honed system for achieving exactly measured distances key to their optimum performance.

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Wow, a whole website devoted to making my back hurt... ;)

Spelling errors, since I was going to discredit his opinion the penalty shot was in the offing. So I took it. No offense intended.

Methinks that most of the folks in here are not athletes or super stretchers, so the whole slamming the stem for looks at the cost of their comfort is still foolish.

I don't need spacers. Bike design.

http://i588.photobucket.com/albums/s...5/IMG_2014.jpg

Flip and slam. The body will adapt.

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?