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6/20/2014 10:01 PM
Edited Date/Time: 6/21/2014 12:21 AM

Okay so I broke my stem today and i believe it may be a 55mm. Im interested in buying the S&M challenger stem or the S&M credence turtleneck stem, but it comes in a 49mm and 52mm. I just started landing bunny hop barspins and i don't want it to be any harder than it already is. So please tell me what your thoughts are on it. The only problem i have with barspins is the front end is always hitting the ground first, so i don't want to get a stem that increases the chances of that happening even more, you know?

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6/21/2014 9:14 PM

Shorter stems make the bars spin around faster, so that might make it easier but definitely quicker. 55mm is super long, what stem did you have?

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6/22/2014 1:00 AM

notorious NIG wrote:

Shorter stems make the bars spin around faster, so that might make it easier but definitely quicker. 55mm is super long, what ...more

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The Stolen V1 stem and it measured 53mm. What are your thoughts on the S&M challenger? 49mm 12oz

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6/23/2014 10:38 PM

I don't know, but my new frame is like 0.25" longer and my stem is like a few mm more rise and it gets above my knee a bit, so barspins are easier if they don't hit your knee(s) and there's even more room with a bit longer frame TT.

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6/24/2014 1:20 AM

well. bars spinning faster means less time going around which means youre more likely to catch in the air... but youre also more likely to hit dat knee

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6/24/2014 9:37 AM

isnowyaznV2 wrote:

I don't know, but my new frame is like 0.25" longer and my stem is like a few mm more rise and it gets above my knee a bit, so ...more

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My frame is a 20.5 and I'm 5'11. When I barspin the bars rarely hit my knees because of all the practice I've been doing.

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6/24/2014 9:38 AM
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sketchytravis wrote:

well. bars spinning faster means less time going around which means youre more likely to catch in the air... but youre also ...more

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Why would you say I'm more likely to hit my knee? Won't the bars be closer to the cent of the headset providing more clearance?

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7/7/2014 1:08 PM

long ass stem+short toptube=awkward barspins usually. But it sounds like youre pretty practiced in barspinnery, so I wouldn't worry about stem length much.

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9/2/2014 10:47 PM

short stem will make bars easier. also more clearance but you will prob. not notice that. I had a 48mm Animal MR TL . It was nice.
I used to have the Odyssey Elementry stem wich I really miss.

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