Originally Posted by
pbass
Do you guys think it'd be OK/safe to add one more spacer in this situation? This is my Surly Cross Check, so it has a steel steerer tube. Right now the top of the stem leaves just a little space above the steerer tube top--can I add a wee bit more? The top cap bolt seems long enough, though it would bring that top pinch bolt of the stem up above the top of the steerer tube.
this is a steel steerer - nothing's going to happen to it. My concern might be that the stem might loosen if the top clamping bolt is above the top of the steerer. If not, I'd have no problem adding a few mm of spacer under the stem. If a too-steep stem angle doesn't appeal (and it wouldn't appeal to me), your other option is a set of bars with a little more rise to them.