Hi all. Looking for a bit of advice…
I currently have a large/long Cotic Roadrat, with flat bars. I am thinking of sticking some drops on it (along with gearing it up, but more on that later…).
Currently I have a 120mm stem, and that feels nice and roomy, without being overly stretched. However, looking at the specs for the complete bikes on the Cotic site, the combined top tube/stem length on the short/drop version is 680mm, but the long/flat version is 730mm
Am I really going to have to fit a stem that is 50mm shorter to make this work? That's going to be 70mm. Being completely new to drop bars, I have no idea what the handling will be like, or if it's a serious faux-pas that will have all the roadies tutting at me?
What's a good starting point?