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Originally Posted by concordino
What is the concensus on threading threadless fork steerers?

Say the steerer is 18cm long and the headtube is 11cm, is it feasible to thread say 10 cm without cutting the steerer.

Ideally i would like it that way to give me a more comfortable ride.
Is this so you can mount the handlebars higher? If so, rather than extending the thread such a distance, either use a longer stem (e.g. the Nitto "Technomic" stem) or get a threadless fork and headset.
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