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Sterlo

Sterlo

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Well it turned up, fitted last night, took about 10 minutes. Tried a little ride around the block and hurrah. The slightly shorted reach has made quite a difference, even to the point that I accidentally fitted it pointing downwards (only 6 degrees) and it's still more comfortable. The advantage is if it starts to feel uncomfortable, I can switch it to upwards to ease it even more. As many stated, I can really feel little difference to the steering, slight more reactive but nothing really noticeable. Thanks again for all the replies.
 

Enlightenedwaistcoat

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Well it turned up, fitted last night, took about 10 minutes. Tried a little ride around the block and hurrah. The slightly shorted reach has made quite a difference, even to the point that I accidentally fitted it pointing downwards (only 6 degrees) and it's still more comfortable. The advantage is if it starts to feel uncomfortable, I can switch it to upwards to ease it even more. As many stated, I can really feel little difference to the steering, slight more reactive but nothing really noticeable. Thanks again for all the replies.

Glad you got sorted. I changed mine from 100mm to 70mm and haven't died yet. And no, the bike isn't the wrong size - blame weird proportions!
 
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