Originally Posted by
Cheeky DeVille
Would it be premature to switch to a 50mm stem at the onset and just be comfortable right off the bat?
Also my standover is about an inch or so... is that okay? Didn't feel too deterred by that though.
Standover is fine. Don't worry about that.
Perfectly reasonable to put on a 50 mm stem, but I am of the school of thought that it's usually best to move handlebars upward and backward at the same time -- all things being equal. Thus, were it me, I'd throw on a riser bar at the same time, or maybe a high-rise stem, or even an adjustable stem.