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Old 06-26-13, 09:51 AM
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Eye/Bar/Hub alignment?

Hey,

I am quite happy with my current fit, but I recently read there's a rule of thumb where the front hub should be blocked from view by the handlebars when you're in the hoods.

How accurate is this? For me, the front hub is pretty much halfway between my bars and my steerer tube, and it seems like it would be a pretty radical change to meet the rule of thumb. I guess the way to do it would be to switch to a really short stem?

Details; I'm 6' on a 60cm Surly CrossCheck, and I"m using a 110mm stem. If it makes any difference, the bottom of the stem is 46mm above the top of the headtube (what with thick aheadset, brake cable hanger, and 10mm spacer)
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