Marco Crow Posted December 10, 2018 Share Hi hubbers after i recently did a bike fit only to realise now the stem i have is way to short thus making the ride very twitchy what is my options if i go a longer stem maybe by 10mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patensie Posted December 10, 2018 Share Hi hubbers after i recently did a bike fit only to realise now the stem i have is way to short thus making the ride very twitchy what is my options if i go a longer stem maybe by 10mm?i assume mtb: short stem must be combined with a wide bar. I ride a 35mm stem with a 795mm bar. And I'm 1.66m short. (Med 2014 santa cruz 5010). Boils down to fit & geometry & leverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 10, 2018 Share Hi sorry this a roadbike stem size at 75mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 10, 2018 Share Hi sorry this a roadbike stem size at 75mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patensie Posted December 10, 2018 Share Hi sorry this a roadbike stem size at 75mm?all i know about road bikes is that mine's been hanging in the garage for the last 5 years. Sorry can't help Rich990, Hairy, Dieter ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°) and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisF Posted December 10, 2018 Share Hi hubbers after i recently did a bike fit only to realise now the stem i have is way to short thus making the ride very twitchy what is my options if i go a longer stem maybe by 10mm? Have you spoken to the person that did the bikefit for you ?  When I had my bikefit done a 1-month follow up visit was part of the package ... specifically to make sure that the changes did not lead to "other issues", either in the handling and\or your posture on the bike .....  Just extending the stem may possibly remove the twichy issue, but lead to what else .... this can quickly evolve into chasing your preverbial tail ....    HOPE your bikefit specialist comes to the party and helps you to find the correct solution for YOUR bikefit .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 10, 2018 Share Thank you for the response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 10, 2018 Share Have you spoken to the person that did the bikefit for you ?  When I had my bikefit done a 1-month follow up visit was part of the package ... specifically to make sure that the changes did not lead to "other issues", either in the handling and\or your posture on the bike .....  Just extending the stem may possibly remove the twichy issue, but lead to what else .... this can quickly evolve into chasing your preverbial tail ....    HOPE your bikefit specialist comes to the party and helps you to find the correct solution for YOUR bikefit .... Edited December 10, 2018 by Marco Crow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 10, 2018 Share  Have you spoken to the person that did the bikefit for you ?  When I had my bikefit done a 1-month follow up visit was part of the package ... specifically to make sure that the changes did not lead to "other issues", either in the handling and\or your posture on the bike .....  Just extending the stem may possibly remove the twichy issue, but lead to what else .... this can quickly evolve into chasing your preverbial tail ....    HOPE your bikefit specialist comes to the party and helps you to find the correct solution for YOUR bikefit .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 10, 2018 Share I will follw up with the fitter. ChrisF 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swany05 Posted December 11, 2018 Share What size bike do you ride? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 11, 2018 Share Hi bike size is 54M Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coppi Posted December 11, 2018 Share its not the size that counts....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Crow Posted December 11, 2018 Share If i do change to 90mm stem i would need to go back to the bike fitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaper Posted December 11, 2018 Share My race road bike is a 55cm with a 90mm stem, however my training bike which is more agile and can throw into corners is a 54cm with a 70mm stem. I would be surprised that the stem makes a bike that twitchy that you have to consider changing.... perhaps you need just to get use to it. What size stem did you have before the fitting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100Tours Posted December 11, 2018 Share the rule of thumb was always that if you're sitting comfortably the front hub should disappear from view under the handlebar. And you can use anything up to about 130mm long on a road bike, but if the stem is longer than about 110mm you should invest in a good one so that it stays stiff. Spoke101 and DJR 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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