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Shorter Stem

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By hairylittlehobbit - Posted on 14 June 2009

im thinking of changing my stem to a much shorter one. Broke my arm and now doesnt straighten, so i cant grab the bars comfortably. I've heard it increases the handling.

Is this true? any other advantages or disadvantages?

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I went from a 80mm stem to a
Submitted by muvro on Sun, 14/06/2009 - 22:07.

I went from a 80mm stem to a 40mm stem. I found it to feel more direct. Although the downside is my weight has shifted rearward slightly.

Have you tried moving your seat forward a bit?

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Submitted by hairylittlehobbit on Mon, 15/06/2009 - 07:21.

i havent tried that, ill give that ago. Cheaper than buying a new stem aswell

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