Current mountain biking setup advice for stem length and handlebar width: Always couple a shorter stem with wider bars or a longer stem with shorter bars.
On my dual suspension bike, I went with a larger frame (longer top tube by about 1") so I could run a 9 cm stem with very wide bars and maintain the reach I had on my previous smaller frame with a 110/120 stem. The handling improved tremendously on technical terrain. On my 61 AHH, where I still have 48 Noodles, I'm running a 6cm stem. I was doing the same on the Atlantis before switching to the Touring bar. I'm not riding the AHH that much right now but when I do, I love how it handles. Actually, that happens every time I switch to ride another of my bikes after not having ridden it for a while. So, if going to a shorter stem, go with wider bars to slow the handling down a bit and keep it from becoming twitchy. I'd think that the same would apply to shorter reach bars, especially if you're doing both. For a cm it so it's probably not worth it, but keep it in mind for larger changes. Rene Sent from my iPhone 4 On Aug 7, 2011, at 6:08 PM, Solomander <[email protected]> wrote: Just went out to the garage with a plumb line. The seat seems to be right on the money, in the same relative position as on my Litespeed. I am going to wait a week or two before doing anything else. I keep waffling about whether to change the bars or the stem. The tops of my Noodles are in the same relative position as the anatomic bars on my Litespeed. On the one hand, Mark's bars will likely move the hoods back far enough. OTOH, I like the Noodles and doubt that moving the tops back an inch will make that much of a difference. I may wind up flipping a coin :) Joel -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/schtonyTRt8J. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
