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Advice please - adjusting to position on road bike

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    #32
    Wailin
    Registered Users Posts: 4,407 ✭✭✭Wailin


    The stem on the bike is 100mm, so if I changed to an 80mm would that be too small a change or should I go shorter?


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    #33
    magicbastarder
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Arts Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 48,458 CMod ✭✭✭✭magicbastarder


    if you've a long torso, that points away from the bike being too small, given your overall height and the size range for the bike; as mentioned above, stick to the tops or the hoods so your back is not bent over as much, and try some stretches when you get off the bike?


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    #34
    eeeee
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 6,828 Mod ✭✭✭✭eeeee


    Wailin wrote: »
    The stem on the bike is 100mm, so if I changed to an 80mm would that be too small a change or should I go shorter?

    Try 90mm then go to 80mm. You can flip the stem up instead of down too, that'll bring the bars closer to you.


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