didn't we all have long stem's back in the day ?

[Scrat]

It appears to have reached a compromise now,

MED length stem + bars with little or no rise.

 

[MJN]

I used to have 130 and 150 stems BITD and still run 120 on the road bike but now have 100 with risers on every mtb except the Fat,still run a 120 on that cos it just didn't feel right with a short stem.It didn't seem to slow it down too much at Mountain Mayhem where I posted my fastest lap of the weekend aboard it,20 seconds faster than on the Scott Spark :shock:

 

[user7307]

Bikes are suspect to trends, what racers use become a trend.

So in the 80'ies in America, racing this kind of setup (0/10 degree 150+ mm stem) worked good on the bigest races back then so all bikes where then designed like this even those sold to public because people assumed a good MTB had a 150 mm stem 25 cm under the saddle and would not buy bikes with risers.

Risers and stubby stems where considered lame, then tattooed 'gnarly' monsters raced DH and changed peoples opinion on short stems and risers. I wonder what needs to be done do make 29" wheels cool? I for one do not want to ride on old geezer sized bike wheels

 

[perry]

if you take a look at the bike pjorn thread a lot of people have a desire for a 29er

they seem to fit the criteria of the old xc needs . ie stable . simple . a larger wheel will roll over small bumps easier and will handle well over large distances . you are left sitting in the bike rather than perched on top of it

they dont look too bad either . the higher front can leave you with a low stem with flat bars

i think for normal riding along they are a winner

 

[Splatter Paint]

I have a 130 mm stem on my newly-acquired 1992 Orange. Unfortunately I only have a 90 mm-compatible back! Time to get on eBay methinks.....

SP

 

[fatfixie]

I used to run a 170mm Syncros 1" quill on my Mongoose Iboc Comp BITD

Couldn't work out why my back hurt so much (i'm only 1m73/ 5 foot 8 )

Andy

 

[kaiser]

if you take a look at the bike pjorn thread a lot of people have a desire for a 29er

they seem to fit the criteria of the old xc needs . ie stable . simple . a larger wheel will roll over small bumps easier and will handle well over large distances . you are left sitting in the bike rather than perched on top of it

they dont look too bad either . the higher front can leave you with a low stem with flat bars

i think for normal riding along they are a winner

+1

 

[MJN]

if you take a look at the bike pjorn thread a lot of people have a desire for a 29er

they seem to fit the criteria of the old xc needs . ie stable . simple . a larger wheel will roll over small bumps easier and will handle well over large distances . you are left sitting in the bike rather than perched on top of it

they dont look too bad either . the higher front can leave you with a low stem with flat bars

i think for normal riding along they are a winner

+1

-1 :shock: Most 29ers look hideous,unless the rider is really tall.Its just another niche

 

[kaiser]

if you take a look at the bike pjorn thread a lot of people have a desire for a 29er

they seem to fit the criteria of the old xc needs . ie stable . simple . a larger wheel will roll over small bumps easier and will handle well over large distances . you are left sitting in the bike rather than perched on top of it

they dont look too bad either . the higher front can leave you with a low stem with flat bars

i think for normal riding along they are a winner

+1

-1 :shock: Most 29ers look hideous,unless the rider is really tall.Its just another niche

Can you say hand on your heart that the Kish, Potts and Pereira in the bike pjorn thread are hideous?

 

[Kerplunk]

since when did age have anything to do with it ?

When everyone got too old and creaky to be able ride with a long stem.