trialsiain Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 Hey, im gonna be getting a stem thats a cm shorter than my current one will it have a good effect on my riding or bad, whats the pros and cons of having a shorter bike. the stems going to be 8 degree higher though aswell. Current stem:http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/26_inch_stems/trialtech_sport_forged/c41p10429.html One i want : http://www.tartybikes.co.uk/26_inch_stems/trialtech_sport_forged_high_rise/c41p11316.html the 110mm one btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogre Posted November 24, 2011 Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 depends on your frame, your bars, your riding style and your size and personal preferences, need more details... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trialsiain Posted November 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2011 I have a 26" zoo piranha 2009 im 5 foot 7 have normal trialtech risers like doing gaps and sidehops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD™ Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 According to this: your bars will be about 1cm higher and just over 1cm closer to you. Bring on the bunny hops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted November 25, 2011 Report Share Posted November 25, 2011 This is handy too, since you can take into account headset spacers: http://alex.phred.org/stemchart/Default.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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