You can create the same static position sure - where the grips are is where the grips are, no debate.
But if you think a 30mm stem / 3” rise bar rides the same as 3” of headset spacers, a long stem, and a flat bar that’s easily refutable by physical evidence.
Even within a narrower window of testing - say a 40mm v. 60mm stem with the same bar width and raising / lowering spacers to get the same static grip position will deliver very different handling.
Sept. 17, 2020, 2:55 p.m. - Andrew Major
You can create the same static position sure - where the grips are is where the grips are, no debate. But if you think a 30mm stem / 3” rise bar rides the same as 3” of headset spacers, a long stem, and a flat bar that’s easily refutable by physical evidence. Even within a narrower window of testing - say a 40mm v. 60mm stem with the same bar width and raising / lowering spacers to get the same static grip position will deliver very different handling.