I have often wondered about that as I always ride with my weight on both hands. Maybe I should shorten the stem on my bikes too.
As well as a shorter stem you need your saddle far enough back so you should be able to ride without holding onto the bar in your normal on the hoods position so enough weight is behind your centre of gravity to keep weight of your hands .I have often wondered about that as I always ride with my weight on both hands. Maybe I should shorten the stem on my bikes too.
Indeed , my commuter has an 80 mm stem and its too big tbh .Sounds like the bike might have been too big to start with, but good to find a simple fix
Sounds like the bike might have been too big to start with
It didn't look that big to me compared to you in the photos that you posted elsewhere.I believed it to be a size too big when I bought it. Such a bargain though I took advice and bought it suspecting a shorter stem might be the order of the day.
Although my LBS chap thinks the frame is the correct size as it turns out.
Just happy I've got it comfy. The gamble paid off. If it hadn't, I could get what I paid for it if I had to sell it. Was less than 60% of list price.
It looks small doesn't it..... I'm 6'1" and the frame is a 62cmIt didn't look that big to me compared to you in the photos that you posted elsewhere.
How tall are you and what size is the frame?
You are the same height as me and I ride 58 cm bikes which look bigger than your 62 cm one - how odd!It looks small doesn't it..... I'm 6'1" and the frame is a 62cm
I was thinking that might explain it ... MY bikes are 58 cm horizontal top tubes, measured centre to centre.Which part of the bike determines the 'sizing' though? Manufacturers use different bits, could be TT, downtube etc. Depends on the overall geometry