new bike, but stuck on set up

[Arron]

Hi guys i am very new to cycling and have very little experience/knowledge and i am stuck on how to set my bike up for my riding position, i have set my seat up but need to alter the handlebars but dont know how, i have a 2013 claude & butler, San Remo (Road bike), could anyone give me some advice on this please thank you!

 

[neilb1906]

Perhaps your best source of information would be Youtube, there are some good tutorials there for general bike setup.

 

[smokeysmoo]

to CC, THIS should help you get things sorted.

 

[400bhp]

Are you referring to setting up the correct position of the parts, or actually moving the parts themselves?

 

[Arron]

i have everything set up except for my handlebars i need to raise them up a couple of inches but dont know how i have undone all the bolts but all i can do is take the bars off not raise them up

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Assuming it's as new, you could start by flipping the stem - that will give you at least an inch and maybe enough. Undo cap, remove any spacers, take the front plate off the stem, let the handlebars dangle a while, loosen the bolts holding the stem to the headset, turn it upside down and put things back in reverse order. If there is a spacer above the cap, this can be replaced first so the stem rests on this, i.e. a little higher, and it will give you another bit of extra height. If that isn't enough, you may need a different stem - there are some which rise quite sharply.