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The length of stem is wholly dependent on you Tim, as only you know what "* if anything I wouldn't mind a more aggressive position - less rise, more lean, shorter grip*" really means . You may even want no shorter extension . A good thing to always have on hand is a tall quill adapter(Genetic/VO brands) and some cheap threadless stems , I have a bunch I got for $5 a piece . This way you can experiment around and with an open face stem of various angles/lengths and you don't have to remove anything from the bars. Then if you want a one piece quill find one suitable after you are dialed in. The rise angle of the stem will also be very important here. Myself the -17 degree Nitto stems like the Talux are kind of self defeating : A tall shaft with a negative angle. VO makes a quill stem that you may like with a positive rise. The Bosco per spec is about 40mm higher rise than the Alba . I've not switched myself as I am satisfied with Alba's. I could tell just by the specs and images it was swept way too far back for me. You just have to decide how much lower and further forward you wish to go, but of course until you do it and ride you won't really know what that feels riding. Also, where will your hands be on the Alba ? What levers and where ? The most room out of the Albas is had with bar end brake levers, thumshifters at the top of the curve slightly inside . Then you have massive room for about 12" of for/aft positioning(on the older 56cm Alba). There is none other like that !!! On Sunday, December 27, 2015 at 3:37:40 AM UTC-5, Tim Wood wrote: > > In the next couple days I'm putting an order in for some Alba bars and > tallux stem for my Clem. My 59cm Clem has the stock bosco bull moose and > I'm looking for group input on what length stem to buy. > > As we know the bosco bullmoose has a 12cm extension and I'm just wondering > how that should translate to an Alba conversion. It seems the Alba extends > past the clamp area at the "humps", in effect, increasing the reach in the > forward grip. This leads me to think I should go for a shorter stem, say > 11cm. > > I like the current fit and reach on my Clem and if anything I wouldn't > mind a more aggressive position - less rise, more lean, shorter grip. > > Does anyone have any personal experience in switching between bosco and > albatross and what conclusions were drawn? > > Thanks for your time and input. > > Tim > Vancouver, BC > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
