Originally Posted by Zeltar
I am contemplating having a Habenaro cross bike built for me. One of the questions they have is 1 or 1 1/8" stem. Do I limit my choices of forks (both now and in the future) by going with a1" steerer? I have seen quite a few cross forks that come in both sizes, but just want to make sure that I dont order something that will be obselete in 5 years.
1" if you are going to always use a steel steerer. 1-1/8 is stronger for carbon or alum steerers.