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The post had to do with increasing stem length only, not about stem angle, or altering the position of the iBike relative to the end of the stem or to the bars, nor about angle of attack, etc. It was about stem length. My point had simply to do with altering the angle of the torso relative to the bi...

"CdA is a characteristic of you and the bike. Changing your stem does not materially change your CdA."

Probably nitpicking here, but increasing stem length on a stem that has significant rise angle will result in a more upright position, no? And slight increase in CdA?

That makes very little sense. The temperature error will be greater on sunny, calm days versus breezy, cloudy days. Consequently, any "correction" you claim the thermometer makes to the barometer would be wildly inconsistent. Furthermore, temperature has a direct effect on an altimeter bec...