Hello all! I've got my Scott Addict Gravel 30 here. Great bike, but I feel that it is too relaxed of a set up for me. I prefer for the handlebars to be lower, and ive already slammed the stem. Does anyone know of any way I can get a more aggressive stem? Im very confused on what I can and cant use for stems. I think their road stem is more aggressive but not compatible due to different steerer tube sizes? Thanks for any help!
by Legitimate_Fee21
4 Comments
Buy a -17 degree stem. I haven’t seen a Scott Syncros RR hidden cable branded stem in -17, but others in -17 exist.
With that said, the low hanging fruit needs to be picked- a traditional cockpit would be easier to adjust and less expensive. Sucks to say, but it needs to be said.
Also, that is already a relatively aggressive setup for that bike. -17 stem is almost all you can do at this point. Perhaps a bike with different geometry would be best.
Your fork uses the quite unusual 1 1/4 inch steerer tube and you need a stem with the same diameter.
For example: https://r2-bike.com/en/stems__1-1-4-Inch_1
Or you could contact Darimo and have them make a custom one for you.
Your handlebar/hoods are tilted upwards pretty aggressively. You can drop 2cm just by leveling the bars and hoods with the ground.
I agree with all the comments here.. perhaps a custom brand like Darimo can make you a -17° stem for a 1 1/4″ steerer tube diameter.
I still what looks like a spacer between yout headset and your stem, you could drop it a bit more. I also like an aggressive position, specially because I have long legs and arms but for a gravel build you need to make compromises, frame geometries on gravel are very relaxed compared to road.