Boardman Pro Headset

nicol1980
nicol1980 Posts: 15
edited October 2009 in MTB workshop & tech
Total novice at this biking game so needing a little advice. I received my boardman pro last week and after adjusting the seat to my desired height (im 6ft 3in) i wanted to adjust the handlebars to suit because i was leaning all my weight onto my wrists because my seat was so high but i cant seem to find out how you do it and im now starting to think its not possible.

Thanks in advance

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  • bails87
    bails87 Posts: 12,998
    Sounds like you might need a stem with a higher rise angle, the Ritchey one on the Boardmans is quite shallow. Also maybe some higher rise handlebars.

    That's assuming you cant rotate the bars to get any more 'rise', and the stem is as high as it can go (no headset spacers above it).
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  • frogstomp
    frogstomp Posts: 412
    You can adjust the height of the bars by changing the number of spacers above and below the bars. Undo and remove the cap on top of the headset and then loosen the two horizontal bolts so you can lift the bars off.. add or remove spacers to change the height then reassemble.

    By default it probably comes with all the spacers below the bars so you can only go down.. guess you'd need a long steerer tube to go higher - which is an integral part of the front shock so I think you'd have to replace the whole unit, unless someone knows better?
  • Dirtydog11
    Dirtydog11 Posts: 1,621
    nicol1980 wrote:
    Total novice at this biking game so needing a little advice. I received my boardman pro last week and after adjusting the seat to my desired height (im 6ft 3in) i wanted to adjust the handlebars to suit because i was leaning all my weight onto my wrists because my seat was so high but i cant seem to find out how you do it and im now starting to think its not possible.

    Thanks in advance


    If there are any spacers above the stem you simply need to place them below the stem.

    Remove stem top cap bolt, undo stem pinch bolts, pull off stem, place spacers under stem then nip up topcap bolt (NOT TIGHT...just enough to take up exessive play) then tighten up the stem pinch bolts.
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  • ride_whenever
    ride_whenever Posts: 13,279
    If you have no spacers above the stem then you're looking at a new stem with a steeper rise as well as higher rise bars.
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