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09-23-14 | 09:37 AM

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FBinNY

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Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

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Originally Posted by mrblue

Thanks again for looking out! I really appreciate it.

However, I just took the stem out to see how far down it goes. It is one reeeeaaaallly long stem! The stem actually extends, in addition to what is visible, 3/4 of the length of the head tube, which is as far as it will go. With the current set up, the stem is at its lowest possible point. I think it'll be ok since it pretty much fills the entire length of the head tube area, in the fork steer tube.

OK, as long as you have an extra long stem which extends below the headset and past the last thread, then you're fine. I wouldn't have posted at all, but eyeballing the photo and knowing standard quill stem length I thought the stem was ending above the headset. I see these combinations and the results too often to let it go.

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