handlebar height adjustment?

Old Fart at Play said:

Is the bar height adjustable on my new Coppi Gavia?
The thigh-belly interaction is rather limiting!

With the "ahead" or threadless system, you can put the stem up if it is
already below the top of the fork steerer tube, or the stem can be
refitted upside down if you'd prefer the alternative angle. Otherwise
you'll have to change the stem for one with more rise angle (or get new
forks!).

This info should make it all clearer:
www.parktool.com/repair_help/howfix_headthreadless.shtml

~PB

Pete Biggs said:

Old Fart at Play said:

Is the bar height adjustable on my new Coppi Gavia?
The thigh-belly interaction is rather limiting!

With the "ahead" or threadless system, you can put the stem up if it is
already below the top of the fork steerer tube, or the stem can be
refitted upside down if you'd prefer the alternative angle. Otherwise
you'll have to change the stem for one with more rise angle (or get new
forks!).

This info should make it all clearer:
www.parktool.com/repair_help/howfix_headthreadless.shtml

Thanks.
It should be easy enough to invert the stem to get an
extra couple of inches.
I can't see any benefits over the traditional system though,
apart from cheaper manufacturing.

--
Roger.

Old Fart at Play said:

It should be easy enough to invert the stem to get an
extra couple of inches.

I forgot to mention the extension adapters like this:
http://www.sjscycles.com/store/vIndex.htm?item3780.htm

Quoted message said:

I can't see any benefits over the traditional system though,
apart from cheaper manufacturing.

That is the main one. Also: headset is easier to adjust, with no need for
special/large spanner; the whole thing is supposed to be lighter and
stiffer; easier to choose and fit replacement forks as you don't have
worry about steerer length and amount of thread in advance, just cut to
size.

~PB