Originally Posted by
perfectionista
Also its even more ugly with the stem placed in middle or slammed to the bottom with a spacers stacked above it, the stump it leaves sticking out hurts my eyes.
If you have a carbon fiber steering column, it's recommended to leave a bit of it sticking up past the stem, and use at least one small spacer. This is done to minimize risk of it cracking due to the clamping force from the stem right at its edge.