+1) the steerer tube was cut off, the stem just grips the steering tube..

the way threadless headsets work, you have the top cap pushing down , tightening the bolt.

then the stem is loose around the steering tube, once you were happy that the bearing adjustment felt right,

then tightening those 2 bolts on the back of the stem secures that adjustment..


the ways to raise the bars have been shown. Ideally , not cutting the fork off so low would have been ideal

then you need even more spacers....





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