Looooooong stem

[Veloo]

190?!!!
Didn't even think there was anything (for road) longer than 140.
Reminds me of the time I asked Lynskey if they made a 130 and the reply was they believed that if you had to go beyond 120 then you were riding the wrong size frame.

I'd be wary of eBay no name stems but if a pro can use it...

https://www.bikeradar.com/news/longest-bike-stem/

[zmalwo]

a long stem on a Bianchi... He has a death wish. They need to beef up the steerers more before something like that can be used.

[cmbicycles]

The picture at the end of the article looks like he is riding a 650c wheeled bike.

[kingpin75s]

That is really long. Wow.

While not for road, I thought I had it beat for total length, but checked my records and nope. Just shy.

185mm length is the longest I own and have run. Like an LD for getting dirt drops high enough but gets there a little more directly

1 1/8"
31.8mm
53 degree rise
160mm height
185mm length
~93mm reach

[sw3759]

wow thats one of the craziest looking set ups i've ever seen.
like the OP i had only heard of 140-150 stems max.
whatever works for you i guess.
i hope some of the frame builders on the forum will chime in on this.would love to hear their thoughts and experience on this type of fit

[bfd]

Originally Posted by sw3759

wow thats one of the craziest looking set ups i've ever seen.
like the OP i had only heard of 140-150 stems max.
whatever works for you i guess.
i hope some of the frame builders on the forum will chime in on this.would love to hear their thoughts and experience on this type of fit

In contrast, if you need a short or zero length stem, there’s the one from Analog Cycles:



Or



At least it has a removable face plate! Good Luck!

[Peter B]

From an SF Bay CL listing years ago:


Ibis titanium stem--long as a cat's leg
Date: 2003-06-30, 11:46PM PDT


I was out riding with my buddies John and Roger--nothing special just another headlands loop, when John turns to me and says, "damn dude that stem is as long as a cat's leg". This being a fairly weird thing to say, even for John, I figure a follow up question is in order. "Uhm, I didn't know you had a cat?".

"Oh sure, I just love cats. I get a couple new ones every month."

I'm starting to worry as I've been to John's house and haven't really noticed any cats hanging around. "Man that's like 24 cats a year, where do you keep 'em all?"

Meanwhile Roger sensing that we're not paying attention takes a flyer off the front as we hit the flat spot on the Conzelman climb. John takes off after him.

I'm thinkin', "Dudes been eatin' his cats, gotta be."

By this time Roger and John have put 100 feet into me and I'm still thinking, "What's a cat taste like?" When I decide it's either time to bridge up or time to call the SPCA.

Facts, I need more facts! They've just turned left past the tree at the fork, gets a bit steeper here. It's now or never. I'm starting to come back a bit, yanking on the bars, "hey this stem is nice, bit long though.... long as a cat's leg". Coming round the bend past the 15 mph sign and it's time to kick, but it's not enough and they still have 5-10 seconds over the top and I'm completely cooked.

"DO IT FOR THE KITTIES. MUST SAVE THE KITTIES!"

Push it over into the big ring and down the back we come. I'm ready now. I'm an avenging silver bullet. Unstoppable. Garg look out for the bunnies crossing the road. It's not cool to bisect a bunny while trying to rid the world of cat eaters.

At last I'm on Roger's wheel, I am officially, completely cooked. I come around next to John. "Where the hell do you get off eating all those cats?", I gasp.

John, perplexed, just points to his jersey. SPCA Cycling Team. He volunteers nursing sick cats back to health ... about 2 a month.

Which leads us to this fabulous 130 mm (1 cat leg) / 26mm clamp diameter / ibis titanium road stem. 150.00.

It really is quite beautiful.

[m_sasso]

Doesn't the UCI have a 5cm rule, something like the handle bar drops must be no further than 5cm forward of the front axel?

Maybe he has been rewarded with an exemption being 6'4''?

[merckx]

Bicycles get stupider and stupider by the minute. Argues for the day when most race machines were one-offs.

[HenryA]

For persons of stature, a long stem is not unusual.

[AngryScientist]

interesting article!

i would have thought at this level of cycling, cyclists would have access to fitters and professionals to help dial their fit, not poking around on ebay and paying for stems themselves....

The reason I made a jump from a 150mm to 190mm was that it was just too expensive to progressively buy longer and longer stems – I couldn’t justify spending $150 on a 155mm, then $150 on a 160mm, and so on.

Finding the stem was pretty simple. I went on eBay and searched “190mm bicycle stem” scrolled for a little bit and it popped up.

The seller had options to purchase anything from about 100mm to 190mm [I’ve actually found the same seller offering 200mm long stems] in 5mm and 10mm increments.

[merckx]

Originally Posted by AngryScientist

interesting article!

i would have thought at this level of cycling, cyclists would have access to fitters and professionals to help dial their fit, not poking around on ebay and paying for stems themselves....

I think he is a continental cyclist and that makes all the difference.

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by HenryA

For persons of stature, a long stem is not unusual.

I've run a 150 on a track frame.
What is weird is: his saddle is pretty far forward. It seems like bike position has rotated forward and down over the last decade or so. Think: rider in exactly the same position like a cut out photo, just rotate them forward with the pedal spindle as the rotation point.

[fignon's barber]

Holy toe overlap, Batman.

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by fignon's barber

Holy toe overlap, Batman.

Hell...toe overlap seems to be de rigeur for tall folks these days...especially with cleats moving back. I have overlap on my 'cross bike