Old 01-08-11 | 08:25 PM
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HillRider
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Bikes: '96 Litespeed Catalyst, '05 Litespeed Firenze, '06 Litespeed Tuscany, '20 Surly Midnight Special, All are 3x10. It is hilly around here!

I've never seen a published limit for the maximum spacer stack on an aluminum or steel steerer but 65 mm does seem like a lot. I have 40 mm of spacers on a 1" Cr-Mo steerer on one of my bikes and it looks (to me at least) awkwardly tall. I don't think I'd want 25 mm more spacers.

Can you use a higher angle stem to allow a shorter spacer stack?
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