Originally Posted by
Johno59
He said a longer stem was safer than a shorter stem? That sounds counter- intuitive. A stack of inserts that high is definitely unsafe as the spacers are spacers ie built for compression not their lateral strength. Use a riser ;they are designed for lateral strength.
My understanding of what the OP’S shorter stem is that it is going to extend horizontally from an uncut threadless steerer with a big stack of spacers. And that the longer stem is angled such that fewer spacers would be required thus making a more rigid (safer) threadless Aheadset install, albeit with unknown final reach and height.
Also -
Thread City you now have over 10 posts so you should be able to upload photos now.