This is a 1“ ahead steerer and I can’t seem to find a 1“ stem with a low stack height. Can I run it like this? Other option for me would to be to my a 1 1/8 spacer/shim so I can run a more modern stem? Are shims safe? I’m in Berlin only riding on the road.
by BohlOfPizza
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Not really. It should be like 2-3 mm below the top of the steam
top nut should be completely or mostly below the edge of steerer tube. So, I can not tell of the picture.
No.
Nope. You need a stem with a shorter clamp or a longer tube, otherwise there’s not enough tube inside the stem to consider it safely attached and it can slip out easier.
Also, you’re going to have a hard time tightening the screw inside to keep the fork from rattling.
No, the sticker says no brakes but you have a brake. Rules have been broken.
its fine
It would probably be fine but this is an easy fix – just buy a new stem with a lower stack height and that’ll get the steerer up closer to the lip of the top of the stem. That stem looks like it has a pretty tall stack
100% send it!
Not enough steer tube
https://preview.redd.it/jcb4k8prjl0d1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7bb45c27ffb15813c3ebb99cc77a3366bf30c88b
Seems that the steerer is just barely over the screw
I’d rather go with a shoter stem stead… just to be “prudent” with it…
Get a stem with less stack height.
It IS safe if the top nut is below the tube heigh. Can’t tell from the pic
It’s fine. My bmx has been running like this for years, I’m here to tell the tale.