There are several ways you can adjust the reach for your road bike: slide your your seat forward, change the length and angle of the stem, and get a handlebar with a shorter reach. With combination of the mentioned above, I made my ride much more comfortable. I do, however, want to advise you that your would need to get screw-in end plugs that covers up to 21.9mm; the diameter of the end bar is a bit bigger than your conventional ones, so the end plugs that come with your bar tape are too small to fit.