Originally Posted by
Looigi
I haven't seen anybody mention this, but in the second pic down, the cap appears to have a long extension which protrudes down into the steerer and will require locating the expansion plug lower in the steerer. I've only ever seen caps that protrude a very short distance into the steerer. How closely does that cap extension fit into the steerer? Is it conceivable it was intended to help protect the steerer from being crushed by the stem?
It has about 1/10mm of play when inserted into the steerer. Sure, I guess it's conceivable that it adds a little support to the steerer from being crushed, but not a whole lot.
I took the bike for a ride today, and it rides beautifully! The steering was way different than what I'm used to. It's gotta have something to do with the fact that its geometry is different than my Fuji's racing geometry. It's not horrible, but it'll take a lot of getting used to if I end up keeping the bike. I lowered the stem yet again, leaving the stack height below it at essentially 0mm and the stack above it at 50mm. That periscope sure is ugly!