Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 I'm backing robo up on this one. Move your grips in 5mm at a time and keep the stem at 60mm
RockCoach Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 I'm backing robo up on this one. Move your grips in 50mm at a time and keep the stem at 60mm 50mm? Think you meant 5mm... Is it going to be one of those Mondays?
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 50mm? Think you meant 5mm... Is it going to be one of those Mondays?Hadn't had my coffee yet, and bloody Tapatalk thinking it knows better.
cadenceblur Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 Cool, will give that a try, I also think that the lack of rise could also be a problem. I must say, bike felt a it better on descents with the longer stem with the rise - that's why I'm hoping the 80mm with the rise will improve things a bit.
Captain Fastbastard Mayhem Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 Rather go 70mm with a bit of s rise. 20mm drop in stem. And 60mm increase in bar length is not generally a good match
RockCoach Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 Have you got any extra steerer height to adjust stem height?
cadenceblur Posted August 11, 2014 Posted August 11, 2014 No, right on top at present - with what looks like 2 x 20mm spacers below the stem
ScottCM Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 Just received the last piece of the puzzle. :clap: So with a new 70mm Race Face Stem , 750mm Funn Full On handlebar and Ritchey WCS True Grips all installed on my bike, i think my commute home is going to be a blast to say the least...... Tick Tock hurry up you slow clock
SimpleDom Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 Just received the last piece of the puzzle. :clap: So with a new 70mm Race Face Stem , 750mm Funn Full On handlebar and Ritchey WCS True Grips all installed on my bike, i think my commute home is going to be a blast to say the least...... Tick Tock hurry up you slow clockWait a minute.... You get to work on your bike at work? Please see my CV attached.
ScottCM Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 Wait a minute.... You get to work on your bike at work? Please see my CV attached. Lol, While most people here use their 45min lunch time to go smoke, i used mine to work on my bike. plus i work 10-12 hours a day but only get paid for the normal hours so my bosses dont really complain to much if i take a personal moment every now and then
Louis for real Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 purchased 740mm raceface turbine up from 685mm also running 70mm stem and the bike now handles beautifully.can't see why people still use the excuse that a wide bar will clip trees etc...dynamic riding= move the bike move yourself.loosy goosy.
Hairy Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 Just received the last piece of the puzzle. :clap: So with a new 70mm Race Face Stem , 750mm Funn Full On handlebar and Ritchey WCS True Grips all installed on my bike, i think my commute home is going to be a blast to say the least...... Tick Tock hurry up you slow clockjust think twice before cutting in between cars, poles (ESPECIALLY POLES) and other rather imobile objects as you need a ride or two in order to get your "cut in and make that turn by 1mm" technique dialed in again .... experience talking here
Bizkit031 Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 purchased 740mm raceface turbine up from 685mm also running 70mm stem and the bike now handles beautifully.can't see why people still use the excuse that a wide bar will clip trees etc...dynamic riding= move the bike move yourself.loosy goosy. How is it on the up hills.
cadenceblur Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 I haven't had any issues on climbs with the wider bars - did quite a steep climb over the weekend and it went fine, obviously with the shorter stem, you need to focus on weighting the front wheel though.
Bizkit031 Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 just think twice before cutting in between cars, poles (ESPECIALLY POLES) and other rather imobile objects as you need a ride or two in order to get your "cut in and make that turn by 1mm" technique dialed in again .... experience talking here mine was 740mm I cut them down to 720mm,the longer ones don't like trees on the singletrack here in KZN. You will be playing bumper cars with the trees here.
Bizkit031 Posted August 20, 2014 Posted August 20, 2014 I haven't had any issues on climbs with the wider bars - did quite a steep climb over the weekend and it went fine, obviously with the shorter stem, you need to focus on weighting the front wheel though. I wanna swop my 90mm stem for a 70mm and see what difference it makes.
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.