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11-03-13 | 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by lostarchitect

Now that you mention this, I realized my headset has 2 spacers in it, making the effective stack height more than I thought! I have a lot more options than I thought I did, and in various price ranges, too. Thanks to everyone who had suggestions, but it looks like I will have no problem finding something that will work.

For future reference determine the maximum stack height needed by measuring the steerer from top of the fork crown (below the crown race) to the top, and the length of the head tube (excluding cups) and subtracting. This will tell you exactly what you're dealing with so there's no guess work.

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