Originally Posted by
Miele Man
Just curious. How much of your stem is in the steerer below the headset lock nut?
Also, do you get shimmy with the handlebar on such a high stem? I tried a similar setup back in 1986 on an mtb I used for logging/mining road touring, when I put drop bars on it and I found on a rough surface the bike was nearly impossible to control due to shimmy caused by the tall stem.
Cheers
With such a short head tube, I get the bare minimum of that stem inserted. If I wanted to drop that stem I'd have to cut it. I actually took a hacksaw to the stem on another bike to get it fitted properly. Short head tubes on C&V bikes don't allow for much adjustment.
I haven't noticed any shimmy. For example, riding hands-free is no problem.