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Old 10-01-22, 09:24 AM
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Charles Lathe
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Originally Posted by Miele Man
is that an extremely tall stem? How much of it is inside the steerer tube?

I tried a swan stem like that on a drop-bar Bianchi MTB that I was using to tour logging/mining roads in Northern Ontario, Canada but found that the flex in the tall stem made control of the loaded bike quite difficult at any fast speed on those unpaved roads. I'm glad that the setup is working for you.

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That is a Nitto Pearl stem. There is a mark on the stem and everything below that should be buried in the steerer tube. Nitto makes stems that are much taller than the Pearl. Anyway I am very happy with the bike and have been for more than thirteen years.
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