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Short stem doesn’t make any difference if you’re compensating for longer reach, could be an advantage to “sit up” when on the flat top when needed.
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Eh? If the drops are 1-2cm further away but then I put a shorter stem on the bars are going to be somewhat closer (I'm not doing the trig).
I'm just not that sensitive to slight changes in hand/arm position and I don't think 1-2cm will make any difference. I've been using bars that most people would find horrible on the tops so anything wider will be an improvement. I'm more worried about aerobars fitting and what the bar diameter feels like underhand. As it's a gravel bike I'll be changing position a lot more so it's even less of an issue than on the road.
hippy
Yeah, I was probably going to put a shorter stem on anyway so I'm not too bothered about the slight differences. It probably comes down to how neat the cable routing is. I don't really give much thought to road/gravel bars. "Is it shallow drop? Is it x wide? Is it alu?"