Ride Review & New Toys

In our last episode, I made three easy changes to my mountain bike in an attempt to improve it.  I have mixed results to report, but know that most of it is my fault.

Changes To The Stumpy

Since I bought a bike that is technically a size too small for me (on purpose), there are some changes that will need to be made to make the bike fit me better.  The bike came with a 90mm stem, which was nice for handling (quick change of direction) but I felt and looked really cramped in the cockpit.  A quick guess that I need a 110mm stem by Isaac, who is the shops fitter so his guess carries some merit, and I decided I would try the change.  He happened to have some no name stem sitting in his cubby at work in the correct length and I slapped it on today.