Road Bike Stem Flipped Up
Depending how old is the bike it may be fitted with a quill stem which is normally adjustable for height.
Road bike stem flipped up. Stock stems for road bikes come in lengths from. One of the mods was stem flipped to get bars higher so it now angles up rather than. How to slam your road bike stem to cycle faster duration. They were sad because the chain was in the small ring for the photo.
This position is comfortable but i find when decending and at speed the bike is a little a twitchy. The adjustment is very easy to perform. I got a bike fit session with my road bike after suffereing back stiffness and fatigue on long rides. Needing a 70mm 80mm stem probably means bike sizing needs to be.
My advise to you without having seen you on the bike is that unless you want to pick up crit racing in the future to go for the larger bike 54 with a shorter stem 80 90mm and short reach and shallow drops otherwise known as compact bends. Was ordering if i lowered the stem but flipped in round to 6 degree what affect will this have on the reach etc. Another tip is to move the shifters up on the bars a little seen on cyclo cross bikes. Having a more aggressive stem one that points towards the ground will slightly change the handling of the bike.
Just loosen the centre bolt tap it gently with a rubber or wood mallet to loosen the quill and then pull up the stem. The engineer in me thinks keeping the stem flipped up with fewer spacers is the lightest most rigid approach. When i had my last bike built up a couple of months ago the mechanic put the stem in the negative position flipped and i thought what the heck i ll give it a try. On my specialized s works.
I haven t noticed the op says it is an old road bicycle. Because stems can usually be flipped and used either way up. Global cycling network 127 733 views. Changing to a longer stem i changed from a 110 to 120 to now a 140mm also changes handling characteristics.
I think it makes it more twitchy may not be the right term feeling. If you need to alter the reach on your bike this video shows you how to flip the stem. I m guessing the cervelo was a joke meant to poke fun at the whole road bike glamour shot routine. Mountain bike set up tips for taller riders gmbn guide to bike set up duration.