I'm looking at changing my bike stem and wish to shorten the reach by a few cm's. I've jumped on Wiggle and have noted that there is a range of angles. How do I match up the correct angle i require to setup the bike neutral (flat). I can only see the diameter of the bars and length on the stem. No angle mentioned.
My bikes geometry is: http://www.orbea.com/au-us/bicis/modelo ... on_tecnica
Any pointers would be helpful.
Cheers,
Noel
Bar Stem Angles
Hi Noel,
Stem angles are +/- x degrees.
You will need to goto manufacturer website to get the exact number of degrees for that model. Some write it on the stem.
Eg I use Ritchey and the are +/- 4 degrees. Means u can point it up for +4, or point it down for -4.
Change 1cm at time stem length as experiment. Unless you know for sure you want to reduce by 2cm in one go.
I wasn't sure when building my bike, so bought x2 Ritchey stems diff lengths from cell bikes at the time $20each.
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Stem angles are +/- x degrees.
You will need to goto manufacturer website to get the exact number of degrees for that model. Some write it on the stem.
Eg I use Ritchey and the are +/- 4 degrees. Means u can point it up for +4, or point it down for -4.
Change 1cm at time stem length as experiment. Unless you know for sure you want to reduce by 2cm in one go.
I wasn't sure when building my bike, so bought x2 Ritchey stems diff lengths from cell bikes at the time $20each.
Sent from my Desire HD using Tapatalk
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