Egg Fried Rice Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 (edited) yo dude! bought a new stem, changed from t-master high rise to the try all 35 degree stem.went out to do a wheel transfer on a medium size wall and FAILED so badly, i was so confused why i couldnt do it, i used to be able to so easily.at first i thought it was my tyres as i changed from maxxi CC to montys which at first dd feel really weird as the montys have stiff sidewallshas anyone had any kind of problems when changing parts on their bikes? JK Edited September 6, 2006 by J-KAY Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poopipe Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 changing from a stem with good (appropriate) geo to one with shit (inappropriate) geo will completely wreck your riding - it puts your bars (which affect your whole riding position) in a different place in short..put the t-master back on and sell the french crap to somebody Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 he tells no lies, high rise rocks faaar better riding position i will never go back to a low front end again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deonn h Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 It`s all what your used to really if your used to the t- master stem then keep it, or try and get used to the tryall one.Personally i like the low stems better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat hudson Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 (edited) every mod that i'v ever ridden and gotton on with well, has had either a t master or echo team stem.also, did you put your bars back at the correct angle?are you sure you just didnt f--k up the wheelswap? or did you try it lots of times? Edited September 6, 2006 by mat hudson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee Cable Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 yo dude! bought a new stem, changed from t-master high rise to the try all 35 degree stem.went out to do a wheel transfer on a medium size wall and FAILED so badly, i was so confused why i couldnt do it, i used to be able to so easily.at first i thought it was my tyres as i changed from maxxi CC to montys which at first dd feel really weird as the montys have stiff sidewallshas anyone had any kind of problems when changing parts on their bikes? JKDont worry about it, it's because you have little wheels. Naa try going back to your t-master stem, and see if that makes a difference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 hmm......im starting to get use to it now and its slowly coming back to me but the t-master is a tad to high for me(if you chekc out the bike pics of my aorta you will even see that its a really high rise).while im here, does anyone use monty tyres? i find that there crap for grip on rocks.JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 You could be amazed by the difference a stem makes. I was.Seriously, the wrong length/rise can make the difference between rideable and unrideable. Trust me, I went from stupidly long & high to stupidly short & low, and ended up somewhere back in the middle, where it's a LOT better.Even the bar angle makes a massive difference.Break out the Allen Keys. Fiddle. A lot.If it still ain't right, flog the stem and get something different.I don't think there's really an easy way around it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 I went from a 110 monty urban to an echo 110, only difference was the angle got lower. Bike started to ride so much nicer and backwheel control doubled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
downhill_rob2@hotmail.com Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 5 degree's can help, just like 5mm WB can help also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egg Fried Rice Posted September 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 BREAKTHROUGH!ive now got my old touch back and a lower rise stem is much better, now that ive got use to it.easier to backwheel, tap and sidehop.JK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 BREAKTHROUGH!ive now got my old touch back and a lower rise stem is much better, now that ive got use to it.easier to backwheel, tap and sidehop.JKPrefer the lower stems as well. They're not easy to get used to, but as you wrote they make some things easier. I don't agree that it's easier to tap on them though but that must be a personal preference. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall_Rob Posted September 6, 2006 Report Share Posted September 6, 2006 Your f**ing weird!You were riding fine in London and was doing all those moves you were just taking about!Whats your problem?And it's not your tyres, they were covered in tread!When i rode your bike it was fine and i ride stock and am 6'6"!I sometimes wonder about you and whether or not you are truely writing topics for your post percentage or just because you aren't quite all there.Nice guy and all but you come out with some strange comments, such as in London you said "my brakes are crap, i'm thinking of changing them".You don't remember how well those brakes locked? I'm huge and they stopped dead!You riding a pretty much new bike for gods sake!Sort yourself out Jon and try to experience your bike, stop complaining about the bike when perhaps it's just you and stop upgrading to something new every 5 minutes.I'm goimg to bed angry now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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