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08-02-2007, 08:11 PM #1
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08-02-2007, 08:12 PM #2
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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 #3
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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 #4
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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.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-02-2007, 08:18 PM #5
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Using my fancy dancy measuring tape it looks like 90 mm.
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08-02-2007, 08:19 PM #6
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I am 5' 2" on tall days- read 5' 1". The bike is a 17" trek 520.
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08-02-2007, 08:23 PM #7
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What's your top tube length? Go back to that article.
Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-02-2007, 08:32 PM #8
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Alright, I can't figure out how to measure my top tube but the brochure for my year cites it as 21.9"
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08-02-2007, 08:40 PM #9
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For a little girl (I'm only 5'4" on a wishful day so I can say that
), that's a long top tube -- about 55 cm. You're probably going to have to change the stem and the bars to the shortest you can -- and you may still have problems and the handling may get odd. If you climb steep hills, you may really notice it.
I ride top tubes of 52.5 to 53 cm for comparison.
Don't raise the bars. Even with the saddle is fine.Frends know gud humors when dey is hear it. ~ Da Crockydiles of ZZE.
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08-02-2007, 08:20 PM #10
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I have a 90mm reach quill stem. Got my bars about an inch or 1 1/2 higher than my saddle. mmmmmMMMMMM good! (replaced a 120mm reach, and much shorter-height quill with a spiffy Nitto quill)
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