Mtb2009 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Hi guys, I am thinking of setting my road bike up with a 35 degree 80mm stem due to neck/back pain mostly. I am aware that this will change the geometry of the bike. I've had a proper setup done but it is still persisting. I'm running a 70mm 6 degree rise stem & 760mm wide handlebar on my MTB and that has been perfect. Anyone else running a similar setup on a road bike and what was the experience like? Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterbean Posted September 7, 2020 Share Well, as long as the handlebars stay the same distance from the steerer on a horizontal plane, then, nothing to worry about except how *** it looks and the aero costs.. The only time handling will change on a road bike and stem changes is length. Longer stems mean more stable bike. But that's due to how far forward the handlebars are. A huge rise stem would be the same as a very long steerer but same length stem... I'm hoping I'm making sense... Mtb2009 and Dexter-morgan 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtb2009 Posted September 7, 2020 Share Well, as long as the handlebars stay the same distance from the steerer on a horizontal plane, then, nothing to worry about except how *** it looks and the aero costs.. The only time handling will change on a road bike and stem changes is length. Longer stems mean more stable bike. But that's due to how far forward the handlebars are. A huge rise stem would be the same as a very long steerer but same length stem... I'm hoping I'm making sense... Yes, thanks. I'm testing out an 80mm 17 degree rise stem at the moment. I'll see how that goes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted September 8, 2020 Share Hi guys, I am thinking of setting my road bike up with a 35 degree 80mm stem due to neck/back pain mostly. I am aware that this will change the geometry of the bike. I've had a proper setup done but it is still persisting. I'm running a 70mm 6 degree rise stem & 760mm wide handlebar on my MTB and that has been perfect. Anyone else running a similar setup on a road bike and what was the experience like? Regards, Ive just bought a Specialized 24 degree 110mm multi stem for my new road bike which currently has the standard 7 degree 110mm stem. Have not put it on the bike yet. On my other older road bike i also replaced the standard 7 degree with a 17 degree and was very happy with it, it had a positive influence with my lower back pain. Oh yes, also did the same 17 deg set up on my mtb... Unfortunately as time goes on and age creeps up on one... I'm moving to the 24 deg The Spaz Comp Multi stems are quite nice in that they come with shims which allow you to use one stem and set up different angles by making small adjustments to the shims. Check them out here https://www.specialized.com/ch/en/comp-multi-stem/p/156570?color=228546-156570&searchText=20015-1010 Mtb2009 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckstopper Posted September 9, 2020 Share This may cause the front wheel to oscillate on descents, very unnerving. Perhaps a smaller frame, longer steerer, or maybe fitting the widest tyre you can would help. You can run lower pressure and even raise the front a couple mm. I fitted a 30mm tyre on a rim brake front wheel, gaining about 4mm in height, and big comfort gain by also dropping pressure. What about a hybrid bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselnDust Posted September 9, 2020 Share Hi guys, I am thinking of setting my road bike up with a 35 degree 80mm stem due to neck/back pain mostly. I am aware that this will change the geometry of the bike. I've had a proper setup done but it is still persisting. I'm running a 70mm 6 degree rise stem & 760mm wide handlebar on my MTB and that has been perfect. Anyone else running a similar setup on a road bike and what was the experience like? Regards, Sounds you should be better served by an Endurance bike?What is your current machine? Duane_Bosch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissVan Posted September 9, 2020 Share This may cause the front wheel to oscillate on descents, very unnerving. Perhaps a smaller frame, longer steerer, or maybe fitting the widest tyre you can would help. You can run lower pressure and even raise the front a couple mm. I fitted a 30mm tyre on a rim brake front wheel, gaining about 4mm in height, and big comfort gain by also dropping pressure. What about a hybrid bike? Sorry... but can you explain what the bit in bold means? I've done some pretty steep and fast descents on my road and mtb with this kind of set up and never experienced any thing weird.... the only time i MAYBE felt anything different is on very very steep accents where it feels like the front wheel wants to wheelie....which is kind of natural. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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