Originally Posted by
HillRider
I agree. I always cut the steerer long enough to require a 10 mm spacer above the stem. That gives you the option of raising the bars a bit if you decide to later.
10mm - 15mm if you don't care about aesthetics. This is a good range to accomdate for stem "heights" and differing headset stack heights, if applicable.
Originally Posted by
davidad
On an Aluminum steering tube Trek reccomended no more than 40mm of spacers. The stem clamp does not figure in the measurement.
1" or 1 1/8 ? Source?