Old 01-06-14 | 08:01 PM
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Crescent Cycle
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Minimum spacers for (safe) stem slamming?

I know you can get a special dust cover to get a stem really slammed, but what is the minimum recommended amount of spacers to prevent steerer damage on a carbon steerer?

5mm top spacer
40mm stem
5mm spacer
5mm cone spacer

Trying to compare the HT length of a threaded frame to a threadless frame. I know some lugs have a taller head lug for 1 1/8 steerers. Minimum spacers would seem to take up most of the difference between an external cup threadless and the locknut on a threaded headset.
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