I want a huger stem!

[BigonaBianchi]

120mm isnt doing any more...so im going for huge ...130mm or poss 140mm stem ....but which one??

It's going to get fitted to a Cube race agree 2014 carbon frame bike...needs to have just black & white (no red etc)
alloy/carbon..i dunno..but ive got alloy bars so i guess alloy is cool, light responsive etc...im not convinced that a single bolt fix is a good plan....if that one bolt goes i'm toast....so I think two bolts will help me sleep better...
must be flippable, if thats even a word.
Theres so much out there Im just after a few yays/nays....

Any links much apreciated.

 

[Yellow Saddle]

So, you want a responsive stem, do you? And it must be light, a certain colour and make you sleep better. I can help with the last three but the responsive bit...I dunno. How responsive must it be? Perhaps you can help us out here with specifics, units and magnitude?

 

[Citius]

120mm isnt doing any more...

Just to be clear - what isn't it doing?

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Just to be clear - what isn't it doing?

it's cramping my style mate!

 

[Citius]

Have you been drinking?

 

[mr messy]

Ritchey c260 lighter than their carbon jobbys and lots of techy blurb to wet yourself over

 

[leyton condor]

Longer the stem the less responsive the steering will be................I think.

 

[Pale Rider]

Longer the stem the less responsive the steering will be................I think.

Certainly the case on a flat bar, so I expect the same applies to drops.

 

[S.Giles]

Using a vague term such as 'responsiveness' and then expecting to be able to determine a scalar increase or decrease in it seems overly simplistic to me.

 

[cyberknight]

Get a bigger bike

 

[steveindenmark]

Thats what Jannie said about me :0)

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Bigger bike ...noooooo....I'm on a 64cm already.....

 

[Bodhbh]

On One have a bunch long stems on sale atm (I'm after a 130/140mm for a road bike I've stuck flat bars on). You have to be quick tho, the exact one you need has a habit of selling out quick.

 

[cyberknight]

Bigger bike ...noooooo....I'm on a 64cm already.....

Ok i will let you off although if we ever met i might just about see you eye to eye if you knelt down

 

[lpretro1]

Would it not be best to go get a bike fit - you say you don't need a bigger bike - but then you say you are cramped - fitting a longer stem may not fix basic prob