New forks - pre cut

furiousd
furiousd Posts: 214
edited February 2015 in Workshop
Looking at a new bike, speaking to the shop the forks are already cut to size when they receive the bike to build.
They have stated "the steerer is cut with 35mm of spacers".

Is this a standard amount for the most?

Thanks
D

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  • ugo.santalucia
    ugo.santalucia Posts: 28,312
    It's certainly more than I use.

    I daresay if you need more, you are probably running the wrong frame size/type....
    left the forum March 2023
  • Matthewfalle
    Matthewfalle Posts: 17,380
    If they are too short don't accept the bike.
    If they are too long get them trimmed down.
    Postby team47b » Sun Jun 28, 2015 11:53 am

    De Sisti wrote:
    This is one of the silliest threads I've come across. :lol:

    Recognition at last Matthew, well done!, a justified honour :D
    smithy21 wrote:

    He's right you know.
  • imposter2.0
    imposter2.0 Posts: 12,028
    As mentioned above - assuming you have bought the correct size frame, 35mm should give you plenty of adjustment.
  • ai_1
    ai_1 Posts: 3,060
    If 35mm isn't enough you probably need a larger frame but even if the frame is the size you want then you'd be better off flipping the stem than adding more and more spacers.
    To answer your original question; most new off the shelf bikes I've seen seem to be sold with between 25mm and 35mm of spacers.
  • furiousd
    furiousd Posts: 214
    Thanks all. Size of frame is correct. Appreciate the answers.
    D
  • Smokin Joe
    Smokin Joe Posts: 2,706
    The number of spacers you need are determined by both the relative position you require for your bars and also by the length of the head tube.
  • Semantik
    Semantik Posts: 537
    Reckon most built bikes come with about 30mm of spacers. Agree this is about right and any more is less than ideal.
    Yet strangely,the CTC brigade , who tend to consider themselves omniscient in all things cycling related, seem to love headset spacers and see nothing wrong with piling them up to a ludicrous degree:
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  • desweller
    desweller Posts: 5,175
    Those of us who have made the switch to <hawk, spit> threadless headsets!
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