stem and forks

Matty9419
Matty9419 Posts: 3
edited December 2013 in MTB workshop & tech
Hi I have a carrera fury frame and I have just received some rockshox recon silver forks, the steerer tube is 175mm long and the steerer tube sticks out 38mm past the head tube is this sufficient enough to work safely and enough for a stem to clamp onto and be safe

Thanks
Matthew

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  • supersonic
    supersonic Posts: 82,708
    Depends on the stem - the top of the stem should ideally be 2-5mm higher than the steerer.
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  • Matty9419
    Matty9419 Posts: 3
    So the steerer tube of the fork isnt to short to use
    Mat
  • The Rookie
    The Rookie Posts: 27,812
    Was that a question or a statement or something else?
    Currently riding a Whyte T130C, X0 drivetrain, Magura Trail brakes converted to mixed wheel size (homebuilt wheels) with 140mm Fox 34 Rhythm and RP23 suspension. 12.2Kg.
  • arran77
    arran77 Posts: 9,260
    Matty9419 wrote:
    So the steerer tube of the fork isnt to short to use
    Mat

    Like supersonic said, as long as you have 2-5mm of the stem above the top of the fork steerer then yes it should be ok.
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  • Cqc
    Cqc Posts: 951
    But it means that you will never be able to experiment with bar height if that is your kind of thing...

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