Originally Posted by crackabee
I think he's refering to the 3cm of spacers i have above my stem that i've been meaning to get cut down (when i rustle up a few bucks for service).
Why would that be a problem? Am I missing something about the concept of a threadless headset with my setup?
A non-issue really. The only problem might come in a crash where you would impale yourself on the steerer tube sticking out from your stem.
I am always swapping, raising and lowering stems and handlebars, so there are times I have about 2-3 cms showing on top. No big deal.
If you look at photos from track, many trackies who ride with threadless, also have some steerer tube showing on top of stem because of the constant changes in positions, etc.