I flipped my Stem, and liked it
06-14-23, 06:39 AM
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06-14-23, 10:27 AM
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Numbers don't lie. Mileage is up, time is down, watts are up. Nice free mod.
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06-14-23, 11:59 AM
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Every time I see this thread title it reminds me of the song title: I kissed a girl and I liked it.
Flip on!
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@roadsnakes Thanks for replying, I knew I’d seen that view before, from about 100yds east of your bike, sitting in a kayak.
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06-14-23, 01:25 PM
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You probably have flexible hip joints. My handlebar is about 2 cm lower than the saddle. If I go lower, I will have a hard time pedalling at 80-90 RPM for longer than a few minutes. :')
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Can you ride comfortably in the hooks and on the drops for a while, on a flat road? At a steady pace, like into a headwind?
If so, and you're also comfy on the tops, ramps, and hoods, (which it sounds like you are,) then your setup is correct.
If you could hack your bars off below the brake levers and you'd only notice on long, bomber descents, you might want shallower-drop bars. Or bars with some flare. Or both. All parts of the bar are there for a reason, and all should be usable.
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If so, and you're also comfy on the tops, ramps, and hoods, (which it sounds like you are,) then your setup is correct.
If you could hack your bars off below the brake levers and you'd only notice on long, bomber descents, you might want shallower-drop bars. Or bars with some flare. Or both. All parts of the bar are there for a reason, and all should be usable.
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06-14-23, 08:38 PM
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The OP's finding is not unusual. I have a few friends who solved back issues by lowering their bars. The limit to that is when your thighs bang your belly or chest when on the hoods, forearms horizontal. Seems like skinny cyclists never encounter that, though.
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On my Marin, the best MTB ever sold to the general population, the low bars are an advantage on the flat or downhill because they are more aero, and on steep climbs they are an advantage because they give more options for positioning your body for traction.
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I flipped my stem and didn’t notice a difference.
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06-25-23, 09:10 AM
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I assume this is a 0° stem joke, but if for some reason it is not (truth is stranger than parody on bikeforums), you have some spacers to play with.
I just moved a spacer from under the stem to on top, after 9 years. I am more comfortable with the slight increase in drop.
I just moved a spacer from under the stem to on top, after 9 years. I am more comfortable with the slight increase in drop.
06-25-23, 09:26 AM
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We do what we have to do... TO RIDE!
Years ago when most locals were running 22mm road bike tires I was using 32mm. Considering that I also ride back roads it was a reasonable compromise. Yet today seeing 32mm tires, or even 34mm on a road bike is not unusual...
As we age often we become more BEAT UP then we look. So when we see a geezzer Bopping down the road with an oddball configuration we take a step back and say... Bravo Bicicleta...
Years ago when most locals were running 22mm road bike tires I was using 32mm. Considering that I also ride back roads it was a reasonable compromise. Yet today seeing 32mm tires, or even 34mm on a road bike is not unusual...
As we age often we become more BEAT UP then we look. So when we see a geezzer Bopping down the road with an oddball configuration we take a step back and say... Bravo Bicicleta...
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