Originally Posted by
Doug64
+1 !!!!
Don't use this rule of thumb; wait until you really get the bike dialed in to cut anything. The LHT is a touring bike, and often srt up with the bars the same height as the saddle. That is the beauty of a LHT; it comes with an uncut steerer tube. We still have not cut the ST on my daughter's LHT yet. Maybe one more long tour to make sure it is really dialed in. And it does not hurt to leave about 10 mm extra, just in case. We did finally cut the ST on our other daughter's LHT, but she had been riding it for a longer time.
My bike has been built up since 2010. Someday I might get around to cutting the steerer tube
That is a 55 mm stack height and it fits me pretty good.
This was the first tour our daughter did on her new LHT. We did not cut anything until she rode it for awhile. It looked a little weird, but it did not bother her. We will be going on another tour with our daughter this summer, and may cut it when we get home.
Thanks for posting the pics. Now I understand what they look like uncut. There is no chance we would need it to be so high and I think my wife would not want a "funny looking" bike. My LHT has 3 spacer rings below and nothing above. So maybe I should ask them to cut it like mine except with enough room for a additional spacer? Does it seem a good idea?