Odyssey 44, Chase style Aren't they 6° us and 6° bs?I ride 8.5" and would say higher does not make sense. Personal preference of course...
I have ordered a top load stem (this will allow me to try a higher rise with my current bars)I had a really hard time deciding between the S&M Enduro V2 at 40mm or the Madera Mast at 36mm. Eventually decided to go with the s&m.I'll play around with the setup a bit and see what I think then, I bet I find my current setup is best and that I don't really like change (lol) worst case I just sell the new stem and put everything back the way it was.
Just wanted to update after riding with the s&m stem for the past month: this stem kicks ass. The handlebars have not moved at all, either forward/backward or side/side and I have had some pretty hard crashes. This stem has way better clamping power then any other stem I've ever used. S&m kicks ass.