Originally Posted by
werewolf
I was only afraid it might impale me if I fell on it.
I would go with a stem that had little to no rise but a much shorter extension like this one:
http://www.bikeparts.com/search_resu...p?ID=BPC101794
This would place the bars in the same place w/o exposing so much handlepost. I wouldn't cut down the handlepost...think about potential resale.