Done this thing this morning and hope to get to ride it quite soon... Been thinking a lot this weekend on going back to race world cup, so trying to get the bike ready to ride and make my life easier on those hard tracks (Im getting older!!).
My idea is to ride one size longer with this... Keep the head angle around 62-63º (pretty much everyone rides 62º now,.. Spec, Lapierre, Yeti, Commençal, Mondraker,...) With this stem I won't be as much over front wheel (horizontally) so get the advantage of riding slack (confidence on steep parts) because you are further back from the front wheel (horizontally again), but with the advantage of not being that slack (the bike handles better). Also longer bike gives you a bit more of stability, what ends up in the same spot, confidence
Motos discovered this long ago I think is time that bikes start to get it. Hope I can get to try it on a longer bike next week, riding M size now and going for an L
What you think about this, makes sense? A I'm getting out of mind? Are we going to see some after this?
This is 10mm offset stem and clamps straight to the top crown. One last thing, with Ti bolts (all M6) is 64.5gr.
This is a personal thing, so it's not related to any component brand, just wanted to make it clear .
My idea is to ride one size longer with this... Keep the head angle around 62-63º (pretty much everyone rides 62º now,.. Spec, Lapierre, Yeti, Commençal, Mondraker,...) With this stem I won't be as much over front wheel (horizontally) so get the advantage of riding slack (confidence on steep parts) because you are further back from the front wheel (horizontally again), but with the advantage of not being that slack (the bike handles better). Also longer bike gives you a bit more of stability, what ends up in the same spot, confidence
Motos discovered this long ago I think is time that bikes start to get it. Hope I can get to try it on a longer bike next week, riding M size now and going for an L
What you think about this, makes sense? A I'm getting out of mind? Are we going to see some after this?
This is 10mm offset stem and clamps straight to the top crown. One last thing, with Ti bolts (all M6) is 64.5gr.
This is a personal thing, so it's not related to any component brand, just wanted to make it clear .
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