Originally Posted by
fietsbob
Better to have a stack of spacers above the stem and ride it for months, before cutting any off, since it wont grow back.
Yes months & perhaps years. Disc Trucker is 2 yrs old, had steerer tube cut a bit since I built with upright adjustable stem--but now I see it limits stem options. Threadless headsets seem to be more PITA than advantage.