lungimsam

Interested to see what they look like and how you like your higher bar height.

This year, I have been experiencing some soreness in my shoulders when riding. Not always, but sometimes, and I am thinking of jacking up the bars via a threadless stem extender.

clydeosaur

Rather than putting on an extender, why don't you get fitted. Your problem could be too long / short of a stem, wrong frame size or seat angle. A stem riser seems like a band aid.

gforeman 

+1 on getting fitted. Best money I have spent to date on bicycling.

Bianchigirll 

Something like this?

lungimsam

Got fitted already a couple years ago. Everything fine until this year.

fietsbob

NL parts company BBB has a stem raiser that is internal,
you knock out the Star-nut.
it goes inside the steerer like a quill stem...

But, their bit of cleverness, and TW manufacturing capacities ,
resulted in making a center bolt that pulls up the wedge,
with a 6mm hex allen , but the inside if the hex is threaded..
that thread is the headset preload.. bolt in the cap..
https://www.wiggle.co.uk/bbb-bhp-2021-stem-extender/

Not able to add/attach insert pictures, nothing to see really ,
just a stack of spacers,
on my bike, I stacked 2 stems with the added steerer tube space.

It is a trekking/touring bike any how, not a road bike.. so ..
too heavy a tool for most people.
pannier racks, 26" wheels, lights,R'off, etc..
https://www.cyclofiend.com/working/20...clark1008.html


You could just buy another threadless fork, after all,
this time don't cut the steel steerer down.

ratdog

If it's only started this year, then I would recommend that you try to find out why this is happening first. Could be a multitude of things that only get worst even after you install the extender.

lungimsam

So if I understand this, it is a quill stem that goes down into the metal steerer tube? Star fangled nut comes out? That sounds better than an extender.
BTW, I like the lock you have on the back wheel. Very cool.

Jamesw2

Bike fit? MY gosh spend money on that rather than on several hundred dollars on parts and thing of mag jigs . . . Are you trying to ruin my fun?

Actually I have a 46 inch waist and until i get that down to a 36 inch waist, or even better 32 inch, I am at my own mercy.

I have extenders and adjustable stems on the road bikes and touring bike. I keep adjusting them as my body changes .

benda18

for those of you who have experience with extenders, (specifically one like the dimension 2-3.5" extender), is the rise enough that you need to get newer longer cable housings?

Weeks ago just finished up a new build on my crosscheck and now i'm thinking i want to get the riding position closer to my touring bike. having to re-cut wouldn't be the worst thing in the world, but i just spent the money on new cables and bar tape.

Condorita

You mean like this?

KZBrian

I don't care for the look of this stem, which is OK, since I had to amputate it to remove it.
I'm thinking about trading this frame for a larger one.

Mr. Beanz

Funny, from the title I was thinking valve stem extenders.

trailz 

Uncut steering tube to raise the bars on my LHT relieved all my neck/shoulder discomfort almost overnight!

ThermionicScott 

Those Kalloy riser stems aren't the prettiest solution (arguably, there are no aesthetically-perfect solutions to this problem), but they get the job done cheaply:



I can't stand the look of a lot of exposed quill.

P.S. If it helps, I used to have some shoulder pain when I first started riding this bike, and the cause was that the 40mm stem was too close and allowed me to lock my elbows while riding. Switching to a stem with more extension put my arms at more of a diagonal angle and forced me to keep them looser. Just a thought.

GP

Do you mean something like this that makes a threadless quill stem?


My opinion is that bike manufacturers should make taller headtubes like on the LHT.

chaadster

BianchiGirl, you're the best! Each one of those bikes is full of flavor and the photos funky; I love the liquor and wine bottles, but gotta say, the rubber band wheel lock is a very clever solution I've not seen before! I'm gonna give it a try!

skidder

Like shown in this picture? The bike is a 1995 rigid MTB with a 23 inch frame, about the largest MTB frame you can find in a used bike, and I purchased it off of Craigslist, so no possibility of getting a 'professional fitting'. Its a Delta-brand extender that fits on a threadless steerer to give up to 3 inches more height. Larger bike shops and on line parts dealers sell them. It gets the handlebars up to a more comfortable height to make this bike a great commuter and all-around utility bike. I've had no problems with the extender coming loose.