Originally Posted by
jppe
Especially on carbon steerer tubes!!!
My stem is about as high as I feel confident on a 1” carbon steerer tube. The integrated stem & bar might be lighter and sexier, but it reduces one’s flexibility to make adjustments. Like the extended seat tube w/ shorty saddle clamp = I pass on proprietary component ‘solutions’.
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