You may find that as you raise the bars you will want more reach. Grant had written something about this in a reader. Can't remember the exact one but it had an illustration of a guy with mutton chop sideburns showing how your arms get effectively longer as you raise the handlebars. So if you raise your bars high enough you can tie your shoe laces without bending over? Too late in the day for this stuff.... C
On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 2:23 PM, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks; that's helpful. According to that, the closest would be a 9 cm > Nitto that measures 9.7 or so conventionally. Am I right? > > Patrick "math hurts my head" Moore > > > On Thu, Sep 30, 2010 at 12:15 PM, Lee <leec...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hey Patrick. Would JimG's online Stem Comparison Widgetmadoozy help?: >> >> http://yojimg.net/bike/web_tools/stem.php >> >> Best, >> Lee >> >> >> On Sep 30, 11:03 am, PATRICK MOORE <bertin...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > Question: if I decide raise my handlebars by the 4 cm (~1.5") to get >> them >> > level with the saddle mid-point, and if I also want to maintain the same >> 20" >> > from saddle nose to the center of the stem clamp and the same 27" from >> > saddle nose to tip of hoods, how do I figure what length new stem I >> need? >> > >> > ISO: two high quality, silver, forged aluminum, - 17*, 1" quill stems -- >> no >> > Technomics or Tech Deluxes or Dirt Drops -- way to long. Pearls, the >> nice >> > Specializeds that Riv sold back in the day, classic Cinellis, Nittos (no >> > lugged ones, please) -- these would be for my "dress-up" Rivendells. >> > >> > A the third would be for the Motobecane and, for that, I can be more >> liberal >> > as to looks. >> > >> > Not certain I will do this, but am seriously considering it -- now that >> I've >> > given up on double-izing the Fargo, I need another project to be anxious >> > about. >> > >> > Cash, trade, goodwill. >> > >> > Thanks. >> > >> > -- >> > Patrick Moore >> > Albuquerque, NM >> > For professional resumes, contact >> > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. >> >> > > > -- > Patrick Moore > Albuquerque, NM > For professional resumes, contact > Patrick Moore, ACRW at resumespecialt...@gmail.com > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com<rbw-owners-bunch%2bunsubscr...@googlegroups.com> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bu...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
