On Friday, October 5, 2012 7:21:20 AM UTC-7, eflayer wrote: > > that said, off the rack bikes with threadless forks, especially a full > carbon fork, often are limited in steerer length and/or how many spacers > you can install and stay in the safe zone. >
That's true, most carbon steerer tube forks are limited to 40-50mm of spacers under the stem. However, if you need to get it higher, you can get a rising stem like this: http://www.interlocracing.com/stems.html Good Luck! On Friday, October 5, 2012 7:18:26 AM UTC-7, eflayer wrote: >> >> My Specialized Roubaix has the bars at the same height as my other steel >> bikes. They all fit just about the same, but the Roubaix is usually more >> fun to ride due to the lightness of its being. >> On Thursday, October 4, 2012 10:16:04 PM UTC-7, lungimsam wrote: >>> >>> ... the Bleriot's Twin Hollow/Deore wheel is in the shop for a hub >>> overhaul. Gettin' it back Saturday, I hope. >>> >>> I must say, the folks at Rivbike.com know how to make a comfortable bike. >>> >>> When I got on the Defy today, I felt disoriented for the first 30 >>> seconds or so, with the bars so low. Wasn't fun riding so low with the >>> threadless headset. Don't wanna do it anymore. A lot of weight on the >>> hands. Can't sit upright easily to see the views. I could really feel the >>> difference now that I am riding the Bleriot more. >>> >>> I cannot wait to get the Bleriot back on the road with those high bars >>> to get in the comfort zone again. >>> >>> During the ride, I kept thinking that I need to sell off the modern road >>> bike and search for a Rambouillet, so I will have two high barred road >>> bikes. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/rbw-owners-bunch/-/YU3CtpjRhxsJ. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@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.
