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Old 05-05-19, 07:11 PM
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riverdrifter
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Originally Posted by berner
Hi Drifter. We are the same approximate size overall but I have longer legs. You did not say what the length of your top tube is. This is measured horizontally from the point where the fork intersects the top tube to the centerline of the seat tube ( regardless of where a sloping top tube may actually intersect). This is a key fitting measurement and on my bike it is 54cm and I use a 90 mm stem. Those measurements may help your evaluation. In any case, I would try that longer stem as that is not very expensive and since it does not cost anything, tip the saddle down a bit. YOu can always move it back. Good luck.
Thanks. The top tube measurement is 51 cm just about exactly.

That number on stamped on my stem, H1202D? I'm wondering if that maybe means it is a 120 mm stem? I measured from the center of the handlebars to the stem bolt and came up with about 90 mm. Is that where I should be measuring?
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