Originally Posted by
carleton
If your sadle height and fore/aft position is good, do not change it to accommodate bars. The relationship between your butt and pedals should be set before you set the relationship between your butt and your handlebars.
Your only good options are to:
a) Get a longer stem at +17 degrees to raise your bars more. Or use a +24 degree stem.
b) Use shallow bars.
You eliminated your 3rd option by cutting your steerer tube, that option being raise the stack under the stem.
Cool thanks man. Good info.
Also, I didn't cut the tube - I bought the bike new and that's how the shop did it (Performance Bike on Halsted Street). But yeah I hear ya, that would be the easiest fix (add a spacer).