Tioga T-Bone Stem

Rampage

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I have a Tioga T-Bone stem on my '89 Diamondback and find the front wheel tries to wash out too much. This, I believe is due to the headangles from that era.
I was planning to put a shorter stem on it, but after measuring mine, I have found it to be only 110mm long.

So, what I need to know is: Did Tioga ever make T-Bones in a shorter length?
Or, is there another way of improving the handling? Other than fitting longer forks?!
 
i'll swap you!, your t-bone for my 1in girvin flexstem :)

I remember swapping from the t-bone 9to race DH of course), and wasn't till a long timne later that i realised that the girvin was like 0 rise or something and made it much more twitchy and took me forever to get used to it...
 
I'd suggest a less steep angle on your stem.

The high angle will 'amplify' your steering input as will flat bars with high degree of sweep if you have them pointing up noticably.
 
Do you mean a stem with a steeper angle?
As a stem with the same length but steeper angle will effectively shorten the stem length?
 
No, I find that as the angle of the stem decreases, steering 'feel' will feel less immediate/twitchy.

Try a 'flatter' angle eg +6deg. Length will be whatever suits your build( in relation to the frame/top tube length etc)and riding style best.
 

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