Originally Posted by
merlinextraligh
Aesthetically, many prefer to have the stem with negative rise (angled downward in relation to the steerer tube).
I typed up a whole thing and then realized you said it correctly
Originally Posted by
ShadowGray
I don't think I've ever seen a bike with flipped yet... does anyone actually do it?
Bikeforums seems to produce some strange bike setups, but in the "real world", at least around here, in the circles I ride with, bikes are usually set up with stems "flipped" down. Anyway, here is mine in the down position (84 degree, so -6):
