A lot of people do it, but I just cut my steerer tube to size.
dopadelic on
If you don’t ever plan to raise the stem height, then it’s absolutely completely wrong.
Cnr095 on
It’s fine. Just. The fear is that if you crash or something – that would be very painful and could cause damage going into your chest.
doug_the_squirrel on
Do you wear your pants up to your belly button?
kidsafe on
2cm in spacers above the stem won’t be an issue with the metal steerer on your Surly, but would be a concern on any carbon steerer that doesn’t have a 60-70mm long expander plug installed. 60-70mm expander plugs are almost never used as originally supplied equipment.
SSD1P on
I’m pretty sure the steering tube is metal, you’re good..
Namatate on
Find the height you like and cut the steerer tube if you don’t like it otherwise it’s fine.
Horror-Cry-7763 on
You can do that, but if you like that position it’d probably be pretty close if you flip the stem and put them back underneath. Will look much better
jorymil on
It’s totally fine, especially when you’re not sure exactly what fit you want. There are limits to how much a threadless steerer should extend; this looks to be on the longer end, but not horrible. If you get your fit dialed in, you can have the excess cut off if desired.
thelonebanana on
Freds might give you shit for it, but for that type of bike I think it’s the way to go. For your daily commute and rec rides you may like the lower bar position, but if you decide to take it on tour you might decide that raising it up for a more relaxed riding position is more comfortable for long distances. Also, keeping the steerer tube full length helps its resale, as potential buyers may want a higher stem, especially if they’re in the market for a commuter/touring bike.
Feisty-Common-5179 on
I kept my
Stem long so that I could adjust if if needed and to give myself space for things on the step cap
ejump0 on
its a problem if the compression plug is short.
however if you have a long compression plug, you are good.
its not about fred/not-fred, but crushing the steerer tube (esp if its carbon) where the compression plug is not at that part
negativeyoda on
Sternum puncher
lochaberthegrey on
nah.
I forget specifically where, and had no luck with my sloppy two-minute googling, but somewhere on the Surly site/documents, they make a statement (maybe Straggler specifically, as that was what I was looking for…) that it’s perfectly fine to run the steerer tubes uncut with a chimnet/stack of spacers above the stem.
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Space cowboy
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Looks good?
A lot of people do it, but I just cut my steerer tube to size.
If you don’t ever plan to raise the stem height, then it’s absolutely completely wrong.
It’s fine. Just. The fear is that if you crash or something – that would be very painful and could cause damage going into your chest.
Do you wear your pants up to your belly button?
2cm in spacers above the stem won’t be an issue with the metal steerer on your Surly, but would be a concern on any carbon steerer that doesn’t have a 60-70mm long expander plug installed. 60-70mm expander plugs are almost never used as originally supplied equipment.
I’m pretty sure the steering tube is metal, you’re good..
Find the height you like and cut the steerer tube if you don’t like it otherwise it’s fine.
You can do that, but if you like that position it’d probably be pretty close if you flip the stem and put them back underneath. Will look much better
It’s totally fine, especially when you’re not sure exactly what fit you want. There are limits to how much a threadless steerer should extend; this looks to be on the longer end, but not horrible. If you get your fit dialed in, you can have the excess cut off if desired.
Freds might give you shit for it, but for that type of bike I think it’s the way to go. For your daily commute and rec rides you may like the lower bar position, but if you decide to take it on tour you might decide that raising it up for a more relaxed riding position is more comfortable for long distances. Also, keeping the steerer tube full length helps its resale, as potential buyers may want a higher stem, especially if they’re in the market for a commuter/touring bike.
I kept my
Stem long so that I could adjust if if needed and to give myself space for things on the step cap
its a problem if the compression plug is short.
however if you have a long compression plug, you are good.
its not about fred/not-fred, but crushing the steerer tube (esp if its carbon) where the compression plug is not at that part
Sternum puncher
nah.
I forget specifically where, and had no luck with my sloppy two-minute googling, but somewhere on the Surly site/documents, they make a statement (maybe Straggler specifically, as that was what I was looking for…) that it’s perfectly fine to run the steerer tubes uncut with a chimnet/stack of spacers above the stem.