Yeah, I know it looks horrendous. Now, purely from a mechanical perspective is this risky? E.g. stress failure on the steerer tube.
I left the ST longer on purpose so both stems are fully on it except for the 1mm for the top cap, no spacers.
by Fit_Departure8459
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Lots of options!
Can you post more pics, still don’t understand the setup
Whatever problem you’re trying to solve… I don’t think this is the solution.
If your steer tube is aluminum or steel it should be ok. If it’s carbon it might not be.
Clamping the lower stem in the middle of the ST isn’t ideal, but that looks like a very chonky steel fork and you’re clearly not racing enduro on this so it’s probably fine.
Send it.
One issue I see is the need to quickly get up from the lower bar to the upper controls if needing the brakes. Some folks might have opted for bolt-on aero bars for a cruising position- which also lack brake levers.
Other than that, it looks a bit heavy, but I’m guessing you wouldn’t be racing this in the Tour.
Given it’s a steel fork and steerer, it should be fine. I don’t get the climbing aspect, I just lean over the bars more (on MTB) when I’m going up something steep, but I don’t have to understand for it to work for you, lol.
Since you’re running flat-bar controls, I wonder if a Jones Loop riser bar would make sense for you. Super long and swept grip area so you can sit up when you want, and you can lean as far forward as you like on the loop. [https://bikepacking.com/news/jones-riser-loop-h-bar-sg-2-5/](https://bikepacking.com/news/jones-riser-loop-h-bar-sg-2-5/)
Sorry, completely off topic, but what front tire is that?
How do you brake? What kind of problem is this solving?
This is the MTB equivalent of someone doing super odd exercises in the gym with a lot of commitment.
Bikes have been done to death for hundreds of years. You’re not going to do something better on your own with a horror show of existing bike parts. Stop being extra and get your normal bike to fit you properly.
For a second, I thought it was the handlebars for a small child seat attachment that goes on the top bar. It still might be?