georges Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 http://betterride.ne...-bike-handling/ I picked up this blog regarding wider handlebars and shorter stem. My bike was fitted and the cockpit appears to be fine except that my arms feel almost locked and dead straight. I'm looking at shorting my stem from 80mm to 70mm and I have fairly wide bars at 710mm. Any advice if this is the right way to go would be appreciated. Thanks.
Iwan Kemp Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Definitely. You'll see more and more bikes going longer in the top tube and running shorter stems. Maybe not as extreme as Mondraker, but we're moving in the right direction. It works wonders on 29ers.
Iwan Kemp Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Definitely. You'll see more and more bikes going longer in the top tube and running shorter stems. Maybe not as extreme as Mondraker, but we're moving in the right direction. It works wonders on 29ers.
Tumbleweed Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Definitely. You'll see more and more bikes going longer in the top tube and running shorter stems. Maybe not as extreme as Mondraker, but we're moving in the right direction. It works wonders on 29ers. Didn't Commencal go this route some years back?
Kranky Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I ride a 50mm stem with 760mm bars. I've never been happier with riding position and handling.
BarHugger Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Didn't Commencal go this route some years back? Now that is an excellent brand........very exclusive.......
ALLMTB Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Short stem, wide bars! That's the way to go...but, don't go overly wide/short because "it looks cool". Get the correct length stem and bars for your riding style, terrain, type of bike etc.
enjoi Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 I went from a 80mm stem with 711mm bars to a 0' 70mm stem and 740mm bars and it makes a huge difference. Maybe borrow a shorter stem from someone and try it out first as I wanted to go 60mm but after fitting it realised I was to cramped and went with a 70mm.
georges Posted July 3, 2014 Author Posted July 3, 2014 I'm going to go for a 70mm stem and keep the bars as they are 710mm but change the components to Richey WCS carbon. I ride a Scott Spark 27.5. Thanks everyone for the advice, much appreciated.
GoLefty!! Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Didn't Commencal go this route some years back? Gary Fisher Genesis Geometry was the first to promote long top tube, short stem with short chainstays.They had relatively steep headangles at the time though. The slacker head angle on 29ers shortens the trail to liven up the steering so they feel more like mini bus taxi's and not golden arrow buses
porqui Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Would 10mm dif on the stem only make for a significant change? (now trolling) - would a 20mm change make twice the difference?What effect would it have if bar was in line with head tube?
enjoi Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Would 10mm dif on the stem only make for a significant change? (now trolling) - would a 20mm change make twice the difference?What effect would it have if bar was in line with head tube?10mm doesn't sound like a lot, especially from 80 to 70, but it made a huge difference to the feel and handling of my bike. I thing the 0' rise also plays a big roll.
Pure Savage Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 Would 10mm dif on the stem only make for a significant change? (now trolling) - would a 20mm change make twice the difference?What effect would it have if bar was in line with head tube? What if the bars were behind the headtube? http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/BKnighT92/ss%20bike/christmass028.jpg
Pure Savage Posted July 3, 2014 Posted July 3, 2014 What if the bars were behind the headtube? http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y142/BKnighT92/ss%20bike/christmass028.jpg Obviously in the above scenario you would need to run 970 - 990 bars . Duh.
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