I would try the shorter reach bars if raising the stem doesn't cut it. I personally think 8-9cm is as short as a stem should get. Most (all?) of the Nitto drop bars are fairly long reach compared to truly short reach bars. Bontrager has a black 26.0 modern compact bar. I suppose somebody industrious could de-black the center section that shows...
Doug On Sat, Aug 6, 2011 at 11:35 AM, Solomander <soloman...@aol.com> wrote: > I have an 8 cm stem on my AHH (started with a 10 cm) and still feel a > little bit stretched out when I ride on the hoods. This leads me to believe > that I would be more comfy on a slightly smaller frame, but that's neither > here nor there. I have started to think about a 6 cm stem, but recall that > some people think that a short stem has an adverse effect on handling. Any > opinions on this? > > Joel > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.