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Mike Jacoubowsk
Guest
For all the engineers out there-
Is there a difference in force applied to the fork column (at the point it enters the compression
ring at the top of a threadless headset) between-
A flat stem with more spacers, vs
A steeply-angled stem mounted closer to the base?
The actual location of the handlebar is to be the same in either case (same distance forward
and height).
The reason this comes up is because we often get customers who want very tall fork columns, in order
to get their handlebars relatively high. However, many manufacturers spec a maximum amount of spacer
height under the stem. I'm not sure why, on a conventional (non-carbon) fork column it makes a big
difference whether the leverage applied comes from a very tall stem or a long fork column.
Thanks for any enlightenment-
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReaction.com
Is there a difference in force applied to the fork column (at the point it enters the compression
ring at the top of a threadless headset) between-
A flat stem with more spacers, vs
A steeply-angled stem mounted closer to the base?
The actual location of the handlebar is to be the same in either case (same distance forward
and height).
The reason this comes up is because we often get customers who want very tall fork columns, in order
to get their handlebars relatively high. However, many manufacturers spec a maximum amount of spacer
height under the stem. I'm not sure why, on a conventional (non-carbon) fork column it makes a big
difference whether the leverage applied comes from a very tall stem or a long fork column.
Thanks for any enlightenment-
--Mike-- Chain Reaction Bicycles http://www.ChainReaction.com