Originally Posted by vaccineman

I could spend $7 plus shipping and tax for a carbon spacer/shim to place between stem and headset, but I'm betting there are more practical and resourceful ways to fill this gap than spending the 1000% mark-up on a piece of plastic. My steer tube is 1 and 1/8 inches in diameter. Any ideas? I could probably purchase an 8-foot section of carbon tube for the same price if I knew the original source, then slice it into 20 mm bits to sell (just like the retail guys).

Take care,
VM