How long is your stem in centimeters? And what was the adjustment you made to it already?
And, um, what does it being a touring bike have to do with the fit?
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08-02-2007, 07:58 PM #1
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08-02-2007, 08:02 PM #2
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Yeah, what's with the touring bike? it should have you MORE upright (less reach d/t the top tube).
I'd be getting a shorter-reach stem before switching h'bars, unless the h'bars you have now are really driving you nuts. I have short-n-shallows, and really they didn't change the reach nearly as much as getting a 2cm less-reach stem did for me."If Americans want to live the American Dream, they should go to Denmark." - Richard Wilkinson
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08-02-2007, 08:08 PM #3
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Well don't touring bikes have longer top tubes? I just feel a bit stretched out. Maybe I should raise the stem even more, but at some point I think it looks ridiculous.
I raised the stem about 3 cm. How do I measure the length?
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08-02-2007, 08:10 PM #4
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Nope. They have longer chainstays.
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08-02-2007, 08:10 PM #5
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Quill or threadless. I'm guessing quill from your descriptions. Originally Posted by madscot13
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08-02-2007, 08:11 PM #6
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08-02-2007, 08:12 PM #7
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THe stem is even with the seat, do you think I should raise it more?
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08-02-2007, 08:16 PM #8
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No. Sounds great. Work on reach from here. Originally Posted by madscot13
How tall are you, what size bike and how long is the stem?Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-02-2007, 08:12 PM #9
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Scroll down the page. I'll keep looking for a pic of measuring a threaded or quill stem but this should get you started.
http://www.nashbar.com/tech/sizebike.cfm
I'm back. Finding of picture of that may be hopeless, but essentially stem length is measured from the center of the headset (the bolt on a quill stem) to the center of the bars and this can obviously vary from stem to stem.Last edited by SadieKate; 08-02-2007 at 08:15 PM.
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08-02-2007, 08:18 PM #10
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Using my fancy dancy measuring tape it looks like 90 mm.
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08-02-2007, 08:09 PM #11
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Stem length affects handling. You don't want to mess with that and take it out of the optimum range. If you're a smaller rider, a stem in the 85-100mm range is good.
There are so many other factors to fit that someone with long legs could easily have a long saddle to bar drop, no matter whether it is a touring bike or a racing bike. You can't just make an assumption.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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