Raleigh Titanium dropbar project

[Jamis Diablo]

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Cool bike !
Just your fork seems to be very too high...

Thanks, this frame came with an 80mm Judy or Indy iirc and these forks are suspension corrected for 100mm.
So they are a little higher than supposed to be, but when you look at the chain stays they are still descending to the BB.

 

[Jamis Diablo]

I think a longer and less aggressive angled stem would make the steering more responsive. Can't believe it's not too direct and twitchy like that.

All that said, I love it. Something different and with a bit of individual style. Gets my vote.

Cosmetically I absolutely agree but this is the only stem that hits exactly the right spot for riding in the bars.
Any other height or angle makes my back hurt, I tries a lot of stems and spacers before I got to this setup.
And the reason I built it is to ride it a lot, so no compromise for the looks with this one
Edit: regarding to the direct and twitchy steering, it is direct, but not to much.

 

[Jamis Diablo]

I like.

Maybe this would work (for the traditionalists)?

That is really cool indeed, if this hits the same spot with angle and height I'll go saving for this.

 

[PeterPerfect]

I imagine that's light and very responsive. I love it. A do it all bike really. Nice one.