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Old 08-19-24 | 10:17 AM
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Originally Posted by Zaskar
I'll be the contrarian. SLAM it and enjoy it. Okay, if you're 65 and this likely your last bike, use spacers. Or, if your MO is to buy a new bike every couple years, use spacers. But otherwise, cut it. I'm not saving my bike for the next guy.
I'm in this ^^^ camp. It's my bike, I want it optimized for me, and I'm picky about appearance details. A stack of spacers on top of the stem is going to bother me. At 55, I still ride my bikes set up the same way I did at 30.
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