Old wives tales...

Cheshire Cat
Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
edited April 2013 in Road general
...OK, not quite an old wives tale, but when in the drops how many folk actually have the handlebars covering the front hub when they look down? Mine is about a cm behind, yet I have often been told that a simple way of checking the proper stem length is by looking down and seeing if the front hub is covered - subjective I know as the fit of the bike feels fine to me.

Just wondering what others think of this?
“Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” Hunter S Thompson

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  • Jon_1976
    Jon_1976 Posts: 690
    I though it was when on the hoods
  • turnerjohn
    turnerjohn Posts: 1,069
    yeh its a "rough guide" I'm about the same as you and bike fit perfectly wouldn't worry about it :-)
  • thegreatdivide
    thegreatdivide Posts: 5,807
    Jon_1976 wrote:
    I though it was when on the hoods

    Me too...
  • NITR8s
    NITR8s Posts: 688
    defo on the hoods.
  • Cheshire Cat
    Cheshire Cat Posts: 309
    The beauty of old wives tales, we all have a differant version ;0) Even on the hoods the bars sit a little behind the hub, nothing to get hung up over I suppose, just wondering why it came about?
    “Faster, Faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.” Hunter S Thompson
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,698
    Like the Knee over the pedal spindle or the ball of the foot over the pedal axle it's kind of sort of nearly about right for most people...
    We're in danger of confusing passion with incompetence
    - @ddraver
  • lotus49
    lotus49 Posts: 763
    thegreatdivide wrote:
    Jon_1976 wrote:
    I though it was when on the hoods

    Me too...
    And me.
  • moscowflyer
    moscowflyer Posts: 540
    Never heard of this and won't be ever taking it into account...

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