Reece B Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 hi all, after snapping my mission the other i managed to get some founds for a new frame. so i ordered a bt raven 6.0 long, but i'm not sure what stem i should get, i'm not that tall (5ft8-9) so i think an echo 130x15 would be ok for me. any sugestion are welcome Reece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 Well I'm 5'9 and I find my mates echo control short a bit much of a handfull with a 130x15 stem, but it was near enough perfect with a 120x8. It's all up to you though, but I think that stem is a bit of overkill, especialy on a long bike. Weight untill it arrives and try to scab mates old stems to borrow to find a nice length/rise you like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece B Posted October 31, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 i will try that, also i need some new forks, ive seen the 06 control forks on tarty for £65. are they any gd? i dont have loads of money to spend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted October 31, 2006 Report Share Posted October 31, 2006 i will try that, also i need some new forks, ive seen the 06 control forks on tarty for £65. are they any gd? i dont have loads of money to spend If you can scrape the barrel go for the Urbans. IMO they're nicer forks, and have proven strength (most popular stock fork I imagine). Think of it as a longer term investment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bionicman Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 Get a set of fatty r forks or the new echo urbans very strong and stiff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali C Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 if you are getting a high bb frame then you will need high bars to go with it, 120 x 8 stem will be HORRIBLE!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huge Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I have a raven 6 long. I am 5 foot 8 and after trying many stems i found a 120*20 Base stem was the most comfotable to use. Other than that I would recommend the koxx 130*20 or the echo 130*15 stems from tartybikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrickTop Posted November 1, 2006 Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 I have a raven 6 long. I am 5 foot 8 and after trying many stems i found a 120*20 Base stem was the most comfotable to use. Other than that I would recommend the koxx 130*20 or the echo 130*15 stems from tartybikes.Totally agree! I have a raven 6.0 long too and I use 120*20 Pazzaz stem. Seems to be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece B Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 thanks for all the feed back guys, where might i find one of these Pazzaz stem, or any other 120x20 stems?? i have had a look on tarty but i cant seem to find any. Reece Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece B Posted November 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2006 not to worry have found the stem. i didn't look carefully enough on tarty :$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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