longer stem advice needed
sonicred007
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I recently got a langster - online via Wheelies Direct (Cycle to work scheme) - and although the dimension on the spec diagram appeared to be the same as my road bike the compactness of the frame means I'm sat right over the drops compared to my normal road bike.
Looking at the two bikes side by side the seat post on my road bike bends back. Whereas the Langster is straight up. So I guess changing the style of seat post will make a difference
However, I guess the easiest and possibly cheapest solution will be fit a longer stem.
Stem length is currently 100mm (I have the 54). How long do they go to? As far as I can see its 130mm
Looking at the two bikes side by side the seat post on my road bike bends back. Whereas the Langster is straight up. So I guess changing the style of seat post will make a difference
However, I guess the easiest and possibly cheapest solution will be fit a longer stem.
Stem length is currently 100mm (I have the 54). How long do they go to? As far as I can see its 130mm
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You might find a combination of both layback seatpost and longer stem works best (alsthough it obviously costs twice as much!). Seatpost could give maybe 25mm, and there are many brands of stem available up to 150mm.
Note as the stem length increases the steering becomes "slower" (less direct - probably more of an issue if you are commuting on the bike), and of course your knee to pedal position changes as you increase saddle set-back. For this reason I reckon it is best to share the change in reach between seat and stem. You could probably ebay the parts you replace.0 -
You must get the seat position right first, then get a stem to bring the bars to the right reach. If the roadie is right, then get a layback post to match (can you swap them as an experiment?).
Need to check dimensions and angles carefully,maybe the Langster has a less vertical seat-tube and thus uses a straight seat-post.
(My giant has very vertical seat-tube and uses a seat-post with a lot of layback to compensate).
Saddle position IS number 1 for long-term comfort.0 -
Thanks - I'll recheck the angle of the frame, but I remember it being identical. So hopefully the lay back seat post might be the best place to start
The reason I noticed it so much was the difference when on the drops - my knees come up to my elbows. Whereas on my road bike my knees are behind my elbows and its much more comfortable0
