Think bars that rise a bit- Rondonneur bars. Only a cm or so but if you need it, thats the classic way.
Joe Bender-Zanoni
Great Notch, NJ
> I keep hearing arguments about going to a larger frame or a properly
\r?\n> designed frame to get ones handlebars higher. My frames are 64c-c
\r?\n> and there
\r?\n> is no way I could ride a larger one comfortably. On my Eisentraut
\r?\n> w/o a
\r?\n> headtube extension there is no way I'm getting my handlebars level
\r?\n> with my
\r?\n> saddle, even with a Nitto Technomic Deluxe stem. I have seen and
\r?\n> owned bikes
\r?\n> with stems that have a radical +10 to +20 degree rise to them, and
\r?\n> to me
\r?\n> they are WAY more hideous looking than a headtube extension. To my
\r?\n> untrainedeye a "proper" looking bike has a level top tube and a
\r?\n> level stem extension.
\r?\n>
\r?\n> So, how would one go about getting their handlebars level with
\r?\n> their saddle
\r?\n> w/o a headtube extension, a sloping top tube or a riser style
\r?\n> stem??? What
\r?\n> else can one design into a frame that will get the handlebars
\r?\n> higher, while
\r?\n> still allowing a good seatpost length and maintaining straddle
\r?\n> clearance?
\r?\n>
\r?\n> Cheers,
\r?\n> Rod Kronenberg
\r?\n> Fort Collins, CO