Thread: Minimum Insertion Point?
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Old 09-27-21 | 10:36 PM
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Stem Insertion Depth
3" or 75mm to 80mm - or less depending on how long the threaded section of the steerer is.

You don't want the bottom of the steerer expanding in the threads:

Note how thin the steel is in the threads.




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