Originally Posted by
Mumonkan
good sir, whats the threshhold of "unsafe" for the ratio of steer tube:empty space in the stem? the 722 headtube is longer so my steerer might some up short by about 15mm from my previous setup and i was thinking of testing it out with my current fork, but if thats too much i wont bother taking it all apart
i had asked this already but i think it got lost a couple pages ago, pls dont beat me.
I found your cleverly hidden text!
I typically cut the steerer to be level or slightly above the top of the stem stack and use a small spacer up top.
As Adrian said, 3-4mm is common. I would never want 15mm of empty space inside my stem clamp as that doesn't leave enough for the stem to grab on to.