Originally Posted by
AnthonyG
Sorry about your crash.
I'm not 100% sure that I understand your handlebar changes, however, if nothing else changes other than moving your hand position forwards, this really should make the bike more stable. A-head or quill?
Originally Posted by
theDirtyLemon
While you are correct in theory--and there is probably a complex combination of specific factors at play that the OP describes as "swapped bars & stem, handling grip.
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Spending a few days indoor to heal my wounded knee, gave me a lot of time to reflect and do research.
Regarding the hbar forward/aft positioning, using a longer (forw/aft) stem in my case, puts my hand closer to the axis of rotation (See foto below.). According to Sheldon article on English Roadsters, this change will majke steering less stable.
This is the old 40mm stem (more aft). My hand would be behind the rotation axis.
But the current 80mm stem (more forward), looks like this.
