[awholelota]

i have a really short super t head tube, and it doesn't go all the way through my stem. it comes up about a 10mm too short. just how bad is that?

 

[HRDTLBRO]

I'm not sure I would ride without your steerer tube through the stem. If it's a two bolt stem, like most, the steerer may not be clamped by the top bolt. What year is the Super T? You may be able the get a direct mount stem, which doesn't require much steerer if any at all beyond the top crown. Or you could try a stem with a lower stack height.

 

[Echo]

As long as the steer tube is long enough so that all the stem bolts are gripping it, you will be fine.

If the top bolt of the stem is above the top of the steerer, you are asking for trouble.

 

[360]

Kore do a really slim stem , which fixed things for a friend of mine with the same problem

 

[awholelota]

it's an 01 super t. the tube goes just a little past the top bolt. would there be a way to replace the tube?

 

[Brian HCM#1]

You can have a max of 3-4mm below the top of the stem.

 

[Dirty]

gonna be a lot cheaper (i think) to just replace your stem, or your headset, and get something with a lower stack height than it would be to change out the steerer...
what stem and headset are you running anyway?

 

[awholelota]

i'm running an azonic shorty with a raceface real seal headset. is there a direct mount stem for an 01 super t?

 

[narlus]

the azonic stem has a fairly high stack height. look for something like an atomic or x-lite, and you should be ok.

 

[awholelota]

thanks for all the help ya'll. i owe each one of you a beer. come to pacifica to get it. -mar

 

[Ifelloffabike]

sic stems have a super low stack hight

http://www.sicusa.com/prod_stems.htm

 

[buildyourown]

The rule of thumb is, the steerer needs to be long enough to go past the centerline of the top stem bolt. I have seen some really short DH stems but I can't think of who makes them. On a Super T, I would just go for an integrated and be done with it.

 

[DHracer1067]

On a Super T, I would just go for an integrated and be done with it.

its an 01. you cant get integrated for them as far as i know. i think they started with 03 year

 

[Repack]

Originally posted by awholelota
it's an 01 super t. the tube goes just a little past the top bolt. would there be a way to replace the tube?

If its above the top bolt, your OK.

EDIT Opps. Already said.

 

[BlackDiamond]

This will solve your problem