Bar/Stem Combo
Good morning. I am considering changing my flat bar on a Trek 930 to trekking bars. Currently everything is stock and I have a 1996 model with suspension. Hopefully at some point in the future this will be changed to rigid. Anyway my questions for today center around the bars. What I would like to do is continue to use the grip shifts and brake setup as they work fine for my purposes. My current stem is 120mm with a 10 degree rise, at least I believe it is. My hope is to raise the bars some for a more upright position. With that in mind, would it make sense to use a steeper degree stem to raise the bars some. As I understand trekking bars, the part closet to me, will be closer than the current bars which I don’t think will be an issue.
So to sum up my questions, would it be smart to go ahead and order a new stem at the same time? And if so, which stem configuration would be a good starting point?
Thank you.
Rex