Cutting down a carbon steerer - DIY or let a pro wrench handle it?
so i got a new motobecane from bikesdirect.com several weeks ago and now that i'm satisfied with the vertical position of the stem, i've got about an extra 1.5" of steerer tube sticking up with spacers in between the stem and top cap. everything works perfectly fine, but i'm obviously not crazy about the aesthetics of the extra 1.5" inches sticking up from the stem.
i've cut down a steel steerer before with a pipe cutter, but the steerer on my new motobecane is carbon and that's a material i'm just not familiar with. my question: is cutting down a carbon steerer literally as easy as measuring things up and taking a pipe cutter to it, or is futzing around with carbon a job better left to a professional at a bike shop?