Quote Originally Posted by caligurl
i had less than 1" of clearance with my dolce... but i also had to shorten the stem way back... cuz we found out the bike was too long...

what i've been reading lately.. is to buy the SMALLEST that bike that fits... then add a longer stem if you need it... or at least.. that's what they claim the big guys do????
how did they shorten the stem? Do you mean the top tube?