Originally Posted by
operator
Why does he need to hacksaw anything? He just wants to lower his bars, he can accomplish this by moving his stem lower since he has (according to him) 4 spacers below it still.
Very true, cutting the fork steerer is not a requirement, and and he can leave it at it's present length for any possible needs in the future. On the other hand, after trying the lowered position, the OP may decide he would like the cleaner look with the excess cut off. Whatever floats his boat.
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