I put one of these stem extenders on my bicycle. I saw an ad on Facebook one day during quarantine and thought, "Yes! I want one of those!" I ordered it right away, first of all not realizing they were made in Wuhan, China (alleged origin of the coronavirus), but I also paid like $25 and they are about half that much on Amazon. Oh well. Jeff Bezo's ain't gettin' my money! ;)
Anyway, it just arrived in the mail this past Monday. I'd kind of given up hope it was ever going to arrive.
I put it on the bike right away. It was easy to do, as this video shows. Boy does that really make a difference. I'm not used to bending over the handlebars the way I had been doing, and this allows me to sit up straighter.
I wasn't aware, though, the knock on these is that they're not exactly safe. Apparently it could snap off, or the handlebar could come lose and send you for a loop. But... I will give it a try nonetheless.
So, there ya go. I will be ridin' a little higher than I was.
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Even youths grow tired and weary,
and young men stumble and fall;
but those who hope in the Lord
will renew their strength.
They will soar on wings like eagles;
they will run and not grow weary,
they will walk and not be faint.
(Isaiah 40:30-31)
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