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Old 05-24-20, 07:10 AM
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Originally Posted by cyccommute
How many more can you get your hands on? It was more of a rhetorical question, however. I run my steer tubes very long. Most people would say 40mm is the max but I often go to double that. A new, uncut fork may be far too long to remain uncut but you may get lucky if you have a larger frame.
haha yeah I was thinking it might have been. I'll be prepared to cut. so you run yours long but does that mean your stem is on top or do you like the extra tube above the bars? which I wouldn't expect. I'm planning on measuring the OEM tube & cutting the new one to match. it's a Large frame. I think the 20mm extra of travel will bring the bars up a smidge too, right?

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