Gap is 10mm from the top of the stem to the top of the steer tube its basically right at the top pinch bolt is that too much gap?
by ixiipopsiixi
Gap is 10mm from the top of the stem to the top of the steer tube its basically right at the top pinch bolt is that too much gap?
by ixiipopsiixi
11 Comments
Yes. Both stem clamp bolts should capture the steerer tube.
Yes
I forgot to mention the top cap bolt reaches the star nut and i can fasten with 0 play on the fork
top bolt is clamping air so yes too much gap
Definitely Yes. You need a longer steerer.
Yes too much gap, your carbon bars will start to break if you keep riding like this (since there is no part of the fork for the upper bolt to clamp against)
Is the rule of thumb 1/8 of an inch ?
Add I spacer that’s thin and should be good
Yes and I had the same problem recently when I moved from a medium to a large frame, I had the fork slammed on the medium and didn’t realize the large frame would have a bigger stack height.. stupid I know. But there is literally one company that I found that make a super low profile stem I think mainly for this very reason, it’s dmr defy stem, it saved me having to buy a new SID fork!!
Edit I just realised you have a one piece bar and stem you’d have to switch to a normal 35mm bar for the defy to work obviously
Yes. The top of the steerer tube must be above both bolts on the stem.
10mm of gap in some cases is fine, but the issue here is that your bolt isn’t secured over the steerer.. you’ll just pinch the stem and crack it while also having a poor grip on the steerer with a single (lower) bolt.
So sure, you could say “too much gap” but that’s not the reason why this is a bad idea.
Did you cut the steerer too short or is the fork from another frame? You likely need a different fork as it looks like the stem is already slammed.