

That means a stem with an angle of -17° will sit parallel to the road, while a -6° stem will point slightly upwards.Īgain, there's no single right answer here, but changing angle is another way to change the height of your handlebars. This is because the stem mounts to the fork steerer, which is itself at an angle – commonly around 73° to the horizontal.

Stems also come in a wide variety of angles too, with inclines commonly ranging from +/-6° to +/-17° (+/- because stems can usually be flipped and used either way up).
