How best to lift handlebars ...
12-27-23, 06:08 PM
#26
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12-28-23, 10:45 AM
#27
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Maybe one of these options from Velo Orange? But not for carbon steerer tubes and make sure that installation is per spec.
https://velo-orange.com/collections/...cts/cigne-stem
70 or 90 mm length available
Or,
https://velo-orange.com/collections/...py-stem-31-8mm
45 degrees - 90 or 110 mm length available
https://velo-orange.com/collections/...cts/cigne-stem
70 or 90 mm length available
Or,
https://velo-orange.com/collections/...py-stem-31-8mm
45 degrees - 90 or 110 mm length available
12-28-23, 10:51 AM
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I saw a guy once who had 6-8 inches of extra rise by clamping, literally, a pipe to the top of his steerer tube. This would be functionally the same but a little more elegant.
https://hostelshoppe.com/cdn/shop/pr...g?v=1577836859
https://hostelshoppe.com/cdn/shop/pr...g?v=1577836859
12-28-23, 05:55 PM
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Some combo of stem and riser bar will get you where you want to be. 2" risers are very common. And getting another 1" fro a stem is pretty easy to do.
IMO, People who need bikes with shorter reaches and longer stacks (like me) are better off going with the correct reach and using spacers/stem/riser bar to get the stack right.
IMO, People who need bikes with shorter reaches and longer stacks (like me) are better off going with the correct reach and using spacers/stem/riser bar to get the stack right.
Last edited by Kapusta; 12-28-23 at 05:59 PM.
12-29-23, 04:01 AM
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^ Agreed. The bike simply doesn't fit. An adjustable stem might make the fit "less bad", but I would not recommend it as a "solution".
12-29-23, 04:48 PM
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I purposely, and with difficulty, refrained from saying this. After a certain age, one needs a back up plan, how is one going to get back up after kneeling, stooping, crouching, etc.
12-30-23, 02:45 AM
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12-30-23, 05:09 AM
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Big changes in stem length, that I've noticed.
12-31-23, 09:16 AM
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I'm certainly not as conversant with the techniques and consequences of changing a bike's bar height as the above contributors, but if I were in your situation, I would be tempted to wait a bit on changes. You say you are getting back into riding after a longish layoff, perhaps as you start riding more, you will become more flexible.
When I got back on a bike, I HAD to raise the HB height so I could ride comfortably. It took about 5 months of regular riding before the combo of improved flexibility and core strength took hold and I could revert to roadie-height bars. I probably spent $75 on riser bars, brake levers and cables, but the higher bars had to come first.
