Old 01-14-22, 07:36 AM
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fishboat
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As others have mentioned, you have a significant amount of adjustment in your current bars & shifters that would make things more comfortable. Your current setup looks really uncomfortable & makes me cringe a bit..at least for one of my bikes. Watch the videos below to better understand what folks here are saying.



On top of getting the bars/shifters set up better(rotate the bars up, adjust shifters) additional changes(as have been mentioned) can be made for more height (steeper angle stem $30) or simply replace just the bars ($50) with a compact set if you want to access the drops easier and/or shorten up the reach. Use https://whatbars.com/ to see changes. Reuse your tape after adjustments...tons of adjustment available for little to no money. Just rotating the bars up (clockwise) will get you much more upright.
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