Here is a very useful tool: http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/stem.php
Of course you can simply try lowering the stem and see how it feels; "too far" is something that only you can decide. I wonder at your statement saying that your arms are almost locked in certain positions. IME, a comfortable setup has your elbows in a relaxed bend in all except perhaps the hooks position and even there you want some bend. On a serendipitous note: the new Ken Rogers (OK! Enough about the trike, already!) has a longer tt than my other bikes (58 versus 56.5 or 57) and I was afraid that even replacing the 10 cm stem I'd need a 7 or so, but I found that the st angle is quite a bit slacker than 73* so that I could use a Nitto 8 lying around, also about 3 cm below saddle, and the cockpit fit like my other good fitting road bikes. On Sat, Oct 1, 2011 at 10:29 AM, Jay <robin...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have a Sam Hillborne with a 10 cm stem Technomic and Noodle bars 5 > cm above saddle height. > > This feels too short. I can reach all the various positions with my > arms almost totally straight, but not locked. > > Also, I would like to try lowering the bars a few cms. Dusting off my > high school trig - lowering the stem 3.25 cm puts the bars 1 cm > farther away. change in stem height. With my current stem this is too > far. > > So - > 1. Do I want 8 cm or 9? > 2. Does anyone have one they want to get rid off? > 3. Does anyone want to buy the 10 cm, with 500 miles and a few > scratches on it? > > Jay > > -- > 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. > > -- Patrick Moore Albuquerque, NM For professional resumes, contact Patrick Moore, ACRW http://resumespecialties.com/index.html -- 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.
