Steerer tube 2-3mm short

[kk6gan]

Some pics could help.

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[eddy]

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How much slack is taken up when you tighten the top cap?

[kk6gan]

How much slack is taken up when you tighten the top cap?

The pic was taken after tightening the headset with the top cap, then tightening the stem clamp bolts and then removing the top cap again. So unfortunately all the slack is already gone in the pics...

[GrahamS2]

Alu

Shouldn't be an issue then.

[GrahamS2]

If it really bothers you a low stack headset will give you space. That's a pretty high stack.

[Sepia]

Looks fine to me.

Tighten up and ride.

[quickdraw]

This looks strange to me.

[Grease_Monkey]

I've got some 30mm stack height stems available if you are after a short one (45mm/60mm)... PM if you want to go that route.

[kk6gan]

If it really bothers you a low stack headset will give you space. That's a pretty high stack.

I am a bit of a parrow arrow so I think I'm going to keep looking for either a different headset or stem. Not a big fan of potential hospital visits. Thanks for your input

[kk6gan]

This looks strange to me.

Think that's just the reflection of the flash making it look strange.

[kk6gan]

I've got some 30mm stack height stems available if you are after a short one (45mm/60mm)... PM if you want to go that route.

Thanks Grease Monkey, PM sent

[kk6gan]

Looks fine to me.

Tighten up and ride.

Trust me, I really want to. Been waiting on getting this frame for over a year and now it's just sitting in my lounge...I am really nervous on how borderline it is though

[urbanroyal]

Maybe ask the previous owner what make of stem he used and if he had a similar problem...

[Shebeen]

The pic was taken after tightening the headset with the top cap, then tightening the stem clamp bolts and then removing the top cap again. So unfortunately all the slack is already gone in the pics...

it fits no problem in the top pic, what changes for the second two?

[Shebeen]

I am a bit of a parrow arrow 

hence the faux carbon top cap?!

[kk6gan]

it fits no problem in the top pic, what changes for the second two?

Nothing changes. If you zoom on the top pic you will see that what's above the top stem clamp bolt is actually the other side of the stem lit up by the flash and not the steerer tube.