Quote Originally Posted by Owlie View Post
BSG: Yeah, there's a little vanity involved, but the primary reason for changing the angle would be a more upright position. I'm quite comfortable-- save the arm soreness and a bit of mashed 'girly parts'-- in the position I'm in now.
I wouldn't be able to put up with mashed girl bits.


When you mention the stem length, do you mean length of the "body" of the stem, or the length that "projects" in front of the bike? Are we drawing triangles and playing with the Pythagorean theorem?
It's the length of extension/projection, measured between center of vertical part of stem, to center of handlebars as they go through the stem:
http://i32.photobucket.com/albums/d7.../QuillStem.jpg