‘A body adaptation may be needed, not a stem change.
‘For instance, pelvic rotation is a component of reach, so a passive and weak posterior rotation – which could be a consequence of a number of things such as inflexible/short hamstrings, poor core or poor postural awareness – can lead to feeling too stretched. Sometimes the bars feel too far away, but it’s not always as straightforward a fix as it seems. ‘Often it’s the go-to place to correct postural issues. ‘The first thing you have to ask is: why are you changing the stem?’ says Cavell. For example, if your -6° stem is already mounted as low as possible on the fork steerer with no spacers underneath it, but you want to get even lower, you could swap to a -17° stem.Īlternatively, if you want to raise your handlebars but your stem is already mounted as high as it will go, flipping your -6° stem upside down so it becomes a +6° will bring them higher, and you could also opt for a stem with more rise (a bigger angle) to go higher still. That means a stem with an angle of -17° will sit parallel to the road, while a -6° stem will point slightly upwards.Īgain, there's no single right answer here, but changing angle is another way to change the height of your handlebars. This is because the stem mounts to the fork steerer, which is itself at an angle – commonly around 73° to the horizontal. Stems also come in a wide variety of angles too, with inclines commonly ranging from +/-6° to +/-17° (+/- because stems can usually be flipped and used either way up).
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