I've had a mild curiosity about the position of the stem/handlebars versus the steering axis and how that affects a bike's handling. I recently picked up a 1984 Trek 830 and to compensate for what I saw as a too-short top tube, I put on a 7 degree, 120mm stem and hated the way the bike steered. When turning, it felt like the front end was about to fall out from under me. Very disconcerting so I quit riding the bike for a while. Recently, I decided to revisit the bike and put a 17 degree, 110mm stem and it's now the most intuitive handling bike I've ever ridden. It's almost like I make a decision to put the front wheel at a certain point and it's magically there with no real conscious effort on my part. That got me to wondering about the relationship between where the grips are in relation to the steering axis. I guess it's just another mystery (for me) in the black art of bicycle geometry.
On Sunday, June 4, 2017 at 5:34:46 AM UTC-5, Stephen Kemp wrote: > > Anyone remember this from RR42? > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-49RAi2kutdw/WTPfOsjQiEI/AAAAAAAAF2g/Jpl1TpOwws8vvab2hDbKb1ruGaKr0bfUQCLcB/s1600/Bacwards%2Bstem.jpg> > > Well I spotted another example recently. > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-VjS3qJuxWmk/WTPhXjkmZWI/AAAAAAAAF2k/zGpFC52pj3MdEv_oHFSGLuyLx5oYfphFgCLcB/s1600/IMG_20170405_083701097.jpg> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-45AtNVoTP4s/WTPhwelr4LI/AAAAAAAAF2o/p_hDYZ8_jDMPsgfRlyzxEh97Qd4jC9EjwCLcB/s1600/IMG_20170405_083710394.jpg> > > > > > > > > > > > > > Stephen > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
