Terry Morse <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<tmorse-
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What's up with all the interest in raising or lowering handlebars? Once I have a bike fit dialed in, I never adjust the bar height again. Maybe it's just me.
It's that most bicycles with threadless headsets have the steerer tube cut to the shortest length possible, making it impossible to adjust the bar height without the use of an extender. Higher end bicycles will sometimes ship with an uncut steerer tube so that spacers can be inserted and the tube cut to the desired length.
It is true that the quill headsets typically have a limited range of adjustment, but they are not as low as the threadless equipped bikes to begin with. A lot of casual riders prefer a more upright riding position, with the bars roughly level with the seat.
The SpeedLifter looks like a good product. It's unfortunate that such a product is necessary. Spending $60 or so to solve a problem, that was created by bicycle manufacturers trying to save manufacturing costs, kind of sucks.
It is true that the quill headsets typically have a limited range of adjustment, but they are not as low as the threadless equipped bikes to begin with.
That's because the fashion followers buy bikes that are too small for them, and are aided and abetted in this by most bike shops.
Nick
"Steven Scharf" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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It is true that the quill headsets typically have a limited range of adjustment, but they are not as low as the threadless equipped bikes to begin with. A lot of casual riders prefer a more upright riding position, with the bars roughly level with the seat.
