Thanks, I'll have to see if I feel more confident on steep rocky descents on my new bike, if I ever manage to finish it. Mostly I worry about not being able to see because the rocks have shaken my helmet over my eyes. I definitely don't like wheel flop.
Originally Posted by
dsaul
Short stems seem to offend people who are accustomed to seeing "proper" drop bar bikes as having a long stem. A lot of people also mistakenly believe that a short stem will negatively affect the handling of the bike.
Yeah, it's something I figure I will get used to. Someone asked me to build a zero length stem for a recumbent. At first I said it was a bad idea and then did a free body diagram. It turns out that the stem has near zero influence at reasonably small steerer angles. It's one of the things I have decided to ignore for mental health reasons.