120mm vs 90mm
06-24-07 | 02:09 PM
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120mm vs 90mm
Edited: Do you guys 30mm would make that much of a difference? You see the frame I have now (59cm) makes me feel a little stretched. The bike came with a 120mm @ 84º, but I bought another stem of the same lenght but at 17º. Maybe I should've gotten a shorter one since there is no rise in this one which makes it parallel to the top tube making me stretch over the mentioned top tube. I want to keep 0 rise of the stem but maybe shortened it a little so I'm thinking of a 90mm(or maybe even a 100mm). What do you guys think?
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06-24-07 | 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by slocate
Do you guys 30mm would make that much of a difference? You see the frame I have now (59cm) makes me feel a little stretched. The bike came with a 120mm @ 84º, but I bought another stem of the same lenght but at 17º. Maybe I should've gotten a shorter one since there is no rise in this one which makes it parallel to the seat tube making me stretch over the mentioned seat tube. I want to keep 0 rise of the stem but maybe shortened it a little so I'm thinking of a 90mm(or maybe even a 100mm). What do you guys think?
06-24-07 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by DannyRocks
Either pick up a cheap one, or ask your LBS to let you try one out. Maybe a 90mm will fit like a glove, maybe a 100mm will.. won't know until you try.
Edit: The part of asking my LBS.
06-24-07 | 05:05 PM
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Originally Posted by euphoria
30mm is like the difference between race-day position and relaxed cruising
