Adjust stem height

[fossyant]

Looking at the photo, you've lost a bit of gap, which is weird, when you move the 5th spacer on top. Now, the fourth looks to have 'vanished' a little - I wonder it it's a bit undersized ? Try shuffling the spacers. Remove the fourth, pop the fifth back on and use the fouth on top of the stem. Remember not to tighten the stem bolts much until you've taken out play.

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Cheers yeah you'd think what you loose on one side you'd gain exactly on the other I'll try shuffling from the bottom many thanks

 

[fossyant]

That 5th spacer looks slightly smaller than the others. - worth shuffling them around as it looks like the stem is sitting lover than it should.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Almost looks like you only have 3 spacers below stem with spacer on top. But you have 5 spacers below when stem is on top. Is the stem moving down over the top spacer below it, when you have a spacer above?

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Give it a try now cheers

 

[fossyant]

Cheers yeah you'd think what you loose on one side you'd gain exactly on the other I'll try shuffling from the bottom many thanks

You should, hence thinking the sizing might be slightly different. All else fails, the 5th one needs to sit under the stem.

 

[T4tomo]

is this a trick, one photo has 5 spacers below, one has 3 below and one above?

 

[Jimmy Welch]

is this a trick, one photo has 5 spacers below, one has 3 below and one above?

Hi guys yep one of the spacers was slightly smaller than the others so needed to accounted for this set up seems perfect lot lower , any tips on keeping a big stack of spacers above the tube , should I cut it ?

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Hi guys yep one of the spacers was slightly smaller than the others so needed to accounted for this set up seems perfect lot lower , any tips on keeping a big stack of spacers above the tube , should I cut it ?

Leave it, it’ll be fine, and you might still decide to raise it again.

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Leave it, it’ll be fine, and you might still decide to raise it again.

Good call , yeah I will many thanks

 

[bikingdad90]

I’d leave it uncut invade you decide to sell in the future otherwise your limiting your market. Also as you get old your likely to be less flexible and might appreciate the extra stack height.

 

[Jimmy Welch]

Yeah I think your right although I am 57 and 6"3 but I drove past a window last night and I looked like I was sitting on a unicycle I was that upright I know that this Cannondale has the longest tube in business so hopefully just a bit lower for now will give me a better position , it's still 30cm which is hardly "slammed" is it thanks again

 

[raleighnut]

Too many spacers underneath, 4 is correct 5 too many so just leave the 5th one off.