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Hehe, I was being pedantic.

Hey, i was wondering what stem to put on my rockrider 8.1 (don't judge me!) and if i could have any recommendations?
The one it comes with is a bit too long and i saw your comments on the thomson stems but they're a bit too much for me. I was thing like a 60-80mm one? Any ideas? Thanks

Hope do nice stems in various lengths and colours in 25.4 and 31.8 handle bar clamp size or look at...

http://www.superstarcomponents.com/

http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/

But remember changing the stem will alter the steering geometry and does affect handling, a shorter stem will shift your weight and center of gravity back slightly. And a shorter stem means you move the bars through a smaller arc to acheive the same turn of the bars therefore steering will feel quicker and twitchier for a while untill you get used to it. The opposite affect is the longer and lower the stem is, the bike will handle with more stability.

I'll give those both a look
Thanks!

Got one of these .. Good bit of kit!! Nicer ride with the shorter stem! Matching seatpost too.. Yeah I'm a bit of a mod tart ha