Originally Posted by
scale
What stem is that? I know all the mtbs i have the bars are always way too low to do drop bars and you include the longer top tube and i can never get it right. I know most original stems with flat bars jut up at least at a 45 degree angle or more like this and that seems to work well.
That stem is marketed under a number of different brands. In Europe, you can get it from Ergotec or Mounty and probably others too. I don't know who actually manufactures it.
If you want to do a conversion you almost always need to redo the stem, unless you like a superman riding position. But there are many different styles of db mtb set ups, Cunningham and Tomac, for instance. The stem will depend on what you want.
Cunningham developed the LD stem specifically for his set up with flared dirt drops. tomac tended to us a c. 30 degree stem, which ended up being about 45 degree with the slant of the head tube, for a more road bike like position.
But you aren't limited to these, of course.