fitting new stem - help needed!

JamesBrckmn

i have just got a new stem for christmas, which has a longer steerer clamp area. it is this stem: http://www.chainreactioncycles.com/Mode ... elID=38640 and the bike is a rockrider 5xc, which isn't made anymore, but is basically the same as this, but with better brakes and other stuff: http://www.decathlon.co.uk/EN/rockrider-5-3-34963817/
when i bought it i thought it would be alright, as there were 2 spacers under my original stem, but even with the spacers out, the top of the stem is about 5mm above the top of the steerer tube. does this matter? i refitted the original stem and found that the top of the stem was about 3mm above the top of the steerer tube - so is a little bit ok?
thanks

redvee

As long as the top clamp bolt of the stem is still clamping onto the fork you should be OK.

JamesBrckmn

Thanks
do you mean the if the top bolt bolt is below the top of the steerer tube?

redvee

JamesBrckmn wrote:

Thanks
do you mean the if the top bolt bolt is below the top of the steerer tube?

Yes.

JamesBrckmn

ok thanks
it's below the top bolt of the steerer tube so it should be fine.