Originally Posted by
dabac
Spacers, particularly at that height, are a thing of threadless forks & headsets. I don't think I've ever seen such a spacer stack on a threaded fork. Maybe 2-4 mm worth of washers to allow for future headset replacements.
Now you have. It's not so unusual. You can see more on the Rivendell site. It gives extra support to tall stems when the goal is to get the bars up higher.
Last edited by Grand Bois; 07-10-12 at 07:36 AM.