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Just been out for a couple of hours on the 50mm stem instead of the usual 35mm. I think I like it better but time will tell. Definately less wandery on the climbs. Seems to put my hands/arms in a more natural postion. Feels a bit more natural on the descents and I felt like I had a bit more control, got a PR on one so something must be working. Definately unweights the rear wheel more as it was locking/sliding more than usual, probably a body position thing as well though as I have been trying to compensate for the shorter stem by riding further forward of late..will need to re-educate myself.
Bigger evelation was changing the bars, fitted the Renthal alloys instead of the Hope carbon and the comfort difference over chattery rocks was very noticeable. More so than the fork damper retune I had done.
Try harder. Flip the stem round and go -35mm. It's the future.
There are so many things to consider as already mentioned, bar rise, backsweep, bar roll, personally I think when the tips of the bars line up with the stem cap bolt that's when the steering is spot on, but I could be talking bollox and everyone has different needs, I recall one pro rider years ago setting his bars slightly off square so there's no right or wrong I suppose.