Thread: Do you cut the steerer tube on your touring bike?
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Old 08-14-12, 08:52 AM
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Originally Posted by ppg677
I'd cut 2" off. Maybe leave an inch. Kind of looks weird right now, and yeah, seems like a possible safety hazard. If you get older and really want to raise the handlebar, you can buy a new fork.
This sounds like a sensible idea (leaving 1" above stem.) True, I could just buy a new for fork worst case in a couple of decades.
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