Stems with 4 deg or less rise...

shinsplint
shinsplint Posts: 565
edited August 2012 in Road buying advice
Do they exist? Can't seem to find one.

Thanks !

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  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Sorry do you mean in relation to the floor or the steerer?

    If you flip a 17 degree stem that will give you zero degree rise as the steerer is at 17 degrees

    ETA - Thomson do a 0 degree stem (ie one that is the same flipped as unflipped)
  • shinsplint
    shinsplint Posts: 565
    edited August 2012
    Thanks. Not sure sure. My current one is a 6 deg stem (Deda Zero 1), and I have it flipped for extra bar height. I need a slightly longer stem but don't want more height. If anything the bars could be dropped slightly (but not too much).

    Hope that makes some sense :oops:
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Do you have any spacers beneath your stem currently? You may be able to drop a 5mm spacer and have the bars at the same height with a 10mm longer stem of the same variety
  • shinsplint
    shinsplint Posts: 565
    itsnotarace wrote:
    Do you have any spacers beneath your stem currently? You may be able to drop a 5mm spacer and have the bars at the same height with a 10mm longer stem of the same variety

    Thanks, I did think of that option, but think it might look odd :oops:
  • Bobbinogs
    Bobbinogs Posts: 4,841
    Why not mess around with this really useful website to work out what you want:

    http://alex.phred.org/stemchart/Default.aspx

    Work out the height stack of your spacers (most steerer angles are about 73 deg btw) so once you have entered your current values (of reach, angle and stack) then you can just play about with stack height (spacers), length (reach) and angle of stem to see where that puts the end/handlebars relative to your current setup...
  • itsnotarace
    itsnotarace Posts: 518
    Good link thanks :D
  • shinsplint
    shinsplint Posts: 565
    Yeah thanks for that link, very hepful.

    Looks like I need at 0 degree stem... not many about it seems. Might go for the EA90. Its a shame the one in the classifieds is white.

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