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I've got an 80mm stem on the scandal 29er,been out tonight and it was twitchy as ****, although part of that was down to the tyres being no good for the conditions (kenda karma, good on rocks, shite on mud). Will putting a longer stem on make it a bit more stable or do I need wider bars (currently 600mm wide)?
Posted : 12/02/2009 10:29 pm
Neither will have any effect on the steering geometry - only on the weight distribution ( very slight) and feel. You may have more control with wider bars.
Posted : 12/02/2009 10:42 pm
As TJ says but a longer stem will at least get more weight over the front.
Posted : 12/02/2009 10:45 pm
A longer stem will make your steering less twitchy.
Posted : 12/02/2009 10:48 pm
wider bars mean that you have to move your arms slightly more to steer as much,
so yes they could make it less twitchy.
Posted : 12/02/2009 10:50 pm