I have a Felt B10 (52cm) that came with an 80mm +/- 6 degree stem. I need to get the front end of my bike lower, and my only alternative right now is to get a negative degree stem. Does anyone know of any options for an 80mm, -10 or -17 degree stem?
Thanks!!!
Origin8 makes a cheap stem of that variety. The Ritchey adjustable stems also work well and we have had good luck with them at the shop where I work.
I have a ritchey adjustable on my tri bike and it works well
A -17° will be parallel with the ground and are not hard to find.
You can find ritchey -30° stems on ebay for a reasonable price, I have one on my 29er. A lot of them are from a store local to me so I just pick them up.
For your tri bike I would just get an adjustable stem. Look for Ebay seller “bikewagon” they did good by me.
Zipp or 3T
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+2 on the 3t. I bounce between an 80 and 90 -17 degree stem on my p3c.
I have a Felt B10 (52cm) that came with an 80mm +/- 6 degree stem. I need to get the front end of my bike lower, and my only alternative right now is to get a negative degree stem. Does anyone know of any options for an 80mm, -10 or -17 degree stem?
Thanks!!!
I assume you’ve removed the 2 piece cone washer/spacer that fits just above the headset? The bike includes both an 8mm and a 20mm washer. The upper 20mm can be removed along with all the headset spacers to get lower.
As others have mentioned, the Ritchey -30 and the Deda -26 Newton Pista are among the lowest out there if you need to drop a few more cm.
-SD
Yes - have already removed those (as well as a small spacer under the pads on the aerobards), so only option to get lower is the negative angle stem.
Thanks!
Thank you!