[Closed] average length of stem for...

Thank you for that conclusive guide. Point?

Is this for you or for certain heights of riders?

Great thread.

cock boys - I'm asking the question 😆

xc/trail 70-90
all mountain 50-80

do I win?

time will tell my friend 😉

come on guys, play the game.

freeride - 50mm
xc/ all mountain/ jeycore - 70mm

Are you after data to establish an average or guesses as to what is the average?

Mine are
XC - Rockhopper - 60mm
Trail - Meta 5 - 50mm

On mine...

Yeti 575 - 60mm Stem

Orange P7 - 60mm Stem

Road bike (commuter) - 120mm Stem

just guesses as to what is the average.

Long winded version - my flux has a long 100mm stem which is great for climbing but not so confindence inspiring on techical/descents. plus I have narrow flats.

basically I'm trying to figure out what length to go for 😆

I had a rocklobster which had a TT of 22.75. I was told this is short so I tried a 100mm stem (which is now on my Turner flux)

the flux has a similar TT length of 23.3.

Can't believe no ones using 130mm stems any more, its the way forward.

Do I get an insult?

100mm aint a long stem, shortarse 😉

I'm 5,10" 😛

I rest my case!

Not sure if there is a point to this but what the hell

All medium frames
Commuter 90mm
Superlight 80mm
Blur Lt 70mm

Better answer, to longer question:
IMHO it's more about overall position than a single component like stem.
Personally, I think bar width made more difference to me.

eg
Two pics taken on the same day, coincidentally taken at EXACTLY the same point on the trail but on two different bikes.
When I saw these, I bought a bit shorter stem/much wider bars. Loads better now. 😀 😀
Only problem then was that my other bike, the Rockhopper, now felt crap down hills so I ended up putting the 60mm stem on that. 🙂

1. Meta 5 at 60mm with maybe 670mm-ish bars
[img] [/img]

2. Borrowed mmmbop at 50mm with 745mm bars
[img] [/img]

your quite tall to Ian? must be 6foot?

what did you originally have on it?

just guesses as to what is the average.

Long winded version - my flux has a long 100mm stem which is great for climbing but not so confindence inspiring on techical/descents. plus I have narrow flats.

basically I'm trying to figure out what length to go for

Long winded? It's 3 lines FFS. Can we just pretend that your thread starts there, when it's marginally more sensible. Only marginal though, if 100mm is too long, try a shorter one.

For me: MTB has 100
Both road bikes have 90, although going to try 100.

calm down bloody hell 🙄

yeah I need to go shorter 90, 80, 70, 60mm? I'll choose one but I'd like to make the best decision and not have to purchase more than one to find the right fit.

XC bike/Trail bike/AM bike/DH bike/Jump bike all have a 60mm stem.

Road bike - 110mm

Craig, the Meta originally came with a 90mm stem (which I swapped for a 60mm) and the 670ish bars in the pic.
Me, 6'2" but all arms and legs.

[EDIT] want to borrow a 60mm or 90mm to try? Both are O/S [/EDIT]

To be sensible, I would say narrow flats are more likely to be hindering your confidence than the stem. You may want a shorter stem with wider bars though, to keep the reach the same. Height of bars also affects reach. So wider, riser bars, may not feel much more stretched?

How do you find the reach at the moment?

I feel ok on the stretch, this is me (with hands on bar ends - very steep too) my bars are 600mm

[IMG] [/IMG]

Ian - yeah possibly (my current set-up is all 25.4)

loving Ecky-thump's facial expression 🙂 guessing that is your 'downhill gnar face' 😀

Dave

600mm bars! No wonder, I'd try wider bars, then shorten the stem to get the reach right. I know the trend is silly wide bars, but even a couple cm more would make a difference I'd think (and that's what she said ;-))

If you'd asked for tt length, stem length and bar width you'd have been able to approximately calculate the reach to the grips.
Now[b] there's[/b] something worth knowing

Alfabus, yes I know, it scares small children too apparantly! I can't help it though!!! 😆

yeah it can be a bit twitchy 😆

dh 50mm stem, 750mm bars 1/2 inch rise.

my xc/fr thingy do it all bike. 70mm stem 750mm bars 1 inch rise

need to keep the bar ends tho!

50mm on my heckler, 110 or 120 on my road bike

I'm 5'8" ride the following:
yeti 575 medium, 110mm stem
Carbon 456 medium, 100mm stem (feels short)
Ritchey P20 18", 120mm stem

So not average, does that make me special? 😉

XC/trail - 65mm with 710mm bars here

My XC/XC Race bike was 100mm with 610mm bars

Trance; 70mm stem / 680mm risers. Bike felt just awful on original long stem. Just gone to 680 from 630. Wouldn't want wider ( don't think), but this feels much better for chucking the bike about on local narrow s/track.

race xc 40mm
xc 40mm
xc/trail 40mm
all mountain 40mm
DH 50mm
BMX 50mm
Road 90mm

Please pick mine? 😀

think I'll get a low riser 15mm 710wide and cut down if needed.

stem - is a 38mm stack height small? I currently have these http://www.xcracer.com/shop/viewproduct.php?productid=36 but they are for weight weenies (so I guess they have a low stack height) - I'd like to get rid of some of the extra steerer tube without getting the saw out!

Easton do their decent flat bars in 685mm now, if you want to keep the bar ends and remain socially acceptable?

they might not look too bad with risers 😳

For me: MTB has 100
Both road bikes have 90, although going to try 100.

You have shorter stems on road bikes than MTBs? FREAK 🙂

100mm Stem with really stupidly wide bars, should've gone for a medium frame not a small!

Personally I'd never go longer than 70mm on a mountain bike(at the mo, between 3 bikes, I don't have longer than 40mm) I'd sooner look into a layback post, which will only effect handling when seated, rather than a stem which dramatically changes steering characteristics all the time (except when no handing, but that's never been the best technique for rock gardens.)

70mm on everything except a rarely used hybrid.

So that's perfect for the overweight middle-aged trail centre mincer... 😉

Anyone ever made an adjust-while-riding stem? I mean virtually everything has a remote these days...

My Swift has a 90mm now with jones bars
Pace has 110mm with straight wide bars

Road bikes both have 110mm

I'm 5' 11"; road bike has 100mm stem with 420mm noodles and the Prince Albert has a 45mm stem with 680 risers.

I'd like wider bars but my local trails are pretty narrow (wiggly woodland singletrack).

well threw on some 710mm 1" risers with a 70mm stem - feels like a completely new bike! sooo much more confident inspiring. honestly its so different.

harder climbing but I can live with that
[IMG] [/IMG]
[IMG] [/IMG]
[IMG] [/IMG]
[IMG] [/IMG]

The average is 86.333mm across my bikes.

I'd sooner look into a layback post, which will [s]only effect handling when seated[/s] wereak havoc in your knees if the frame wasn't deigned arroud one.