i'd experiment with a different threadless stem. i'm about to as soon as i get some cash/time/inclination. i'm guessing you have an 06 pista too? out of the box i think the steerer tube is way too tall. right now i'm experimenting with stem height by swapping spacers on top of the stem (measure twice cut once, right) and i'm liking it closer to the head tube. i'm also finding that lowering the stem like that requires something shorter heh. i'm wondering though if i just get a steeper stem would i need to cut the steerer tube... i'm kinda thinking i will anyway just because i don't like having all those spacers in there. just get a shorter stem of the same angle. i'm also trying to decide if i like the stem that came with it at all. i'm leaning towards no because when i really wrench on the bike i feel a lot of flex in the bars. i don't think it's just the stem, but the bar/stem combo feels a little noodly under pressure.