2001 Kona Kilauea now with Z2s as I'm keeping it :)
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Flipping the stem would just make it look silly as it would be negative rise. Don't remember any retro bikes using negative rise (other than some very small framed bikes). It's either Zero or +ve rise.
I flipped this stem because I thought I would prefer the riding position, and I didn't care if it looked a bit silly (although my friend obviously wasn't impressed), but later I put it back the right way round and actually preferred the position that way. And it looked better of course.
The fact is that retro bikes were too low at the front for comfort.
The fact is that retro bikes were too low at the front for comfort.
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all racers I've known have been riding negative stems. it's like shaving your legs you just do it!
FluffyChicken":l8sxx1km said:
all racers I've known have been riding negative stems. it's like shaving your legs you just do it!
pedals could help tooJones":1uzc66yf said:Well I decided today I'm keeping it :roll:its quite a practical winter trail centre bike that I'm not going to be precious about
So I've put some Z2s on it and I think thats it done ( apart from the front mech cable )
Nice bike
i want to get me a retro build at some point, maybe an orange p7 or something
