Handelbar stem

Mick Reed said:

Hi when I bought my road bike, the BS changed the stem to an upward position
saying it would be more comfortable for me.

If I change it back to a more flat position, will it be a big difference ?

Depends on you body shape, flexability ect. did you get to keep the
original stem? also is the changed stem of the same quality as the
original if it's not I'd be quite upset.

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Mick Reed said:

Hi when I bought my road bike, the BS changed the stem to an upward position
saying it would be more comfortable for me.

If I change it back to a more flat position, will it be a big difference ?

You'll be more bent over, less upright, more aerodynamic I guess.

If you ride alot (and you don't say if you do, so I'd assume you dont)
your flexability will improve, and riding in this position isn't
so bad.

But initially this position can be difficult to maintain. I had a
sore neck and moved my handlebars more upright. So maybe LBS guy
is preempting this by setting the bars a bit higher initially.

Best thing to do is try it out, and see how you go.

-kt