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Is there any negatives to riding a positive degree stem, other than it looking terrible?
The viewing angle is a bit off if you mount your computer to the top of the stem. Apart from that, it's fine.
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This great tool has worked out that i can have the same reach with only a 23mm (-6 stem) or a 27mm (-8 stem) drop on the front end compared to my position on the tarmac. In terms of bike fit. Is 23-27mm drop substantial?
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It was a bike fitter than put me on the 100mm -6 degree on the tarmac.
I guess my next question is, if I were to ride a -6,-8 degree stem which would mean around 40mmish lower on the front end. How would be the negatives to this? Would it just be super uncomfortable, or is it just the way they wanted the bike to be? Lower and aggressive? There is only one size up after this one and the reach is a beyond my current on the tarmac.
Is there any negatives to riding a positive degree stem, other than it looking terrible?