Originally Posted by
WalksOn2Wheels
The initial conjecture was that there was a very long steerer, but probably a couple of spacers below the stem, but they weren't sure if there were spacers ABOVE the stem or not. One of those weird instances where a guy didn't cut off the excess for some reason. Maybe he thought he wanted to ride it for a while before he committed to a length?
Correct. Above the stem. I can see waiting to commit to a cut, but there ain't no way they're ever going to want the stem half a foot above the headset. I would have chopped it off to a respectable level before ever showing my face with it. It was a clean looking bike otherwise.