TokyoTurtle
Speeding Up
- Jun 6, 2013
- 119
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Happy Friday all,
Just wondering if you run a spacer, 3mm, 5mm etc above the stem? Many discussion posts around the Interwebs list that such a spacer above the stem is necessary to:
A. ensure the steerer is not cut at or just above the stem clamp bolt, thus better distributing clamping forces
B. Allow for better compression on the headset bearings
Makes sense right, but walk through an LBS and look at the stock bikes, and you basically never see spacers above the stem, no matter the maker or price class. I know that many folks don't like the asthetics of spacers above the stem, but that is a separate issue.
So, spacer above stem needed or not?
Cheers
Just wondering if you run a spacer, 3mm, 5mm etc above the stem? Many discussion posts around the Interwebs list that such a spacer above the stem is necessary to:
A. ensure the steerer is not cut at or just above the stem clamp bolt, thus better distributing clamping forces
B. Allow for better compression on the headset bearings
Makes sense right, but walk through an LBS and look at the stock bikes, and you basically never see spacers above the stem, no matter the maker or price class. I know that many folks don't like the asthetics of spacers above the stem, but that is a separate issue.
So, spacer above stem needed or not?
Cheers