🚲 Enhance your Ride with the Wake Bike Stem Riser: Adjustable Bicycle Handlebar Raiser for MTB, Road Bike, BMX, and More! Review

The Wake stem extender has proven to be a reliable component that has allowed me to raise the bars on an old road bike. Over the past few years, as I've gotten older, I've found that a more upright fit is much more comfortable. I have raised the handlebars on all three of my racing bikes so that the geometry comes very close to that of current gravel bikes. The Wake stem extension looks nice and matches the black spacers and stem I have on my 2003 Trek. Installing the extension and adjusting…

Had to raise the handlebars on my Cannondale Evo due to the bike's aggressive geometry and my constant back problems. That makes the ride a little more comfortable. There were some issues installing the extension on the carbon fork. Even if the two fastening screws are completely unscrewed, the extension cable cannot simply be pushed onto the plug. I had to use a rubber mallet to install the extension onto the connector. Also, before purchasing this extension, I didn't know much about the…

I've read reviews of identical (or at least very similar) products where customers have complained about stripping the screws. That's what happened to me with this product. Some of those who complained about snapped screws thought the threads weren't tapped properly. I thought so too at first, but upon closer inspection I realized where the problem lay. As we all know, bicycle stems are completely split from top to bottom in order to have enough clamping force on the steering column. This…