aesthetic convention is that ideally for a road bike you should be aiming for 10-12cm of stem
But they actually ride just fine with anything from 5-15cm if it's in proportion with the rest of the bike.
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But they actually ride just fine with anything from 5-15cm if it's in proportion with the rest of the bike.