Stem too low?...
hopper1
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Guys, I lowered my stem today, 15mm. As a result, I couldn't get comfortable on the hoods! Slight pain in the back of right hand, too.
I realise 15mm may have been a bit too much, too soon.
Would a 10mm shorter stem help?
I think rolling the bars, upwards a little, might help.
Ideally, I'd like to keep the stem at this height, if possible... I know it's petty, but I'd prefer no spacers.
What do you reckon?
I realise 15mm may have been a bit too much, too soon.
Would a 10mm shorter stem help?
I think rolling the bars, upwards a little, might help.
Ideally, I'd like to keep the stem at this height, if possible... I know it's petty, but I'd prefer no spacers.
What do you reckon?
Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!
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Thats a big change and will put more weight on your hands as I'm sure you'll realise. A shorter stem (or flipping your existing stem) and rolling the bars back a bit will help but you may need to come down 5-10mm at a time and get used to the lower position before reaching you final goal of no spacers.
Some supplementary core excercises could help too as a strong core helps your overall position and you don't lean on your hands quite so much.
HTHKev
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Thanks guys, much as I thought...
redddraggon, Don't beat around the bush, mate... sy it as it is!
I had a discectomy 10 years ago... My back is fantastic, now!
Will probably go back up one spacer and see how that is, then lower again when/if I get comfy.Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!0 -
Are you changing your position to suit your bike's appearance?!
If so, that's commitment. But I couldn't recommend it.0 -
Not changing to suit the bike, but still tweaking my position, bit by bit...Start with a budget, finish with a mortgage!0
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If it is for aesthetic grounds you could consider a stem with less of an angle. 15mm drop is a big change all right.0
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Good call my man.
Flip the stem so it gets even lower.
Consider getting a longer stem so that you aren't too cramped on the bike."I hold it true, what'er befall;
I feel it, when I sorrow most;
'Tis better to have loved and lost;
Than never to have loved at all."
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hopper1 wrote:
Changing the stem height by 15mm in one go may have been something you could have got away with if you'd been riding regularly. With being off the bike for some time, you will probably have lost a good amount of the flexibility you had.Cycling weakly0