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I'm assuming the steerer is carbon, and if so that's probably too many spacers to use safely as it'll stress it more than was intended. It'll probably be OK but this is a possibility:

 
One More Solo said:
I'm assuming the steerer is carbon, and if so that's probably too many spacers to use safely as it'll stress it more than was intended. It'll probably be OK but this is a possibility:

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bloody hell :eek:

i based what i have on what the review had, which is maybe 5-10mm difference ?

will seriously take a different viewpoint and adjust if necessary :) it is a carbon steerer :)
 
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it looks like the steerer hasnt been cut at all, i.e, instead of cutting it to height like your supposed to, the space has just been filled up with spacers.

shouldnt need more than 1-2cm of spacers under your stem, especially with your saddle at that height
 
rogan said:
it looks like the steerer hasnt been cut at all, i.e, instead of cutting it to height like your supposed to, the space has just been filled up with spacers.

shouldnt need more than 1-2cm of spacers under your stem, especially with your saddle at that height
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believe you me we cut a good 7-10cm off the steerer more than i was comfortable with when doing it but erred on the side of the mechanic, then i saw the review above and though maybe, but on talking again with the mech basically he said its down to the angle of the steerer, if you check mine against say the BMc one above the angle is much harsher yet due to the geometry I foget the name say the headtube (bit that holds the forks headtudbe ?) is much smaller in length :) i dont know if that makes sense hope it does :)

had my bike against my old one, my dads new carbon and my brothers merida and the distance between steerer and forks is tiny in comparison :)

the down tube meeting the steerer is a one piece on the aszure whereas on the bmc the downtube and top tube meet in different parts of the steerer ?

i dont know if that makes sense but look again at the triangle top tube head tube and dowtube between mine and the BMC :)
 
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fair enough if you're comfy! just saying that its worth putting those spacers on top of the stem and see if its any better

you must be very upright in that position, can't be good for power transfer
 
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thats my previous now winter steed, believe you me the new one is a lot more racey and less uprighty :)

the difference is the headtube if you look mine is a tiny one piece where the toptube / bottom tube / headtube meet, on most other bikes the top tube and bottom tube meet at the headtube but there is space between i.e on the BMC above, the difference on mine is the increase in spacers i agree mine looks a tad odd, and do appreciate any help and advice in rearranging, but for example the difference between where my steerer has the bottom and top tube meet is an easy 3cm smaller than on the BMC ? does that make sense ? but also as the geometry of my frame mean my top tube is almost straight therefore my seat height doesnt need to be as high.

I may be totally FUBARed and incorrect on this and if so will gladly take all advice given !!!
 
The major problem seems to be the head tube on your new bike is a bit too short for your riding style/flexibility so you're have to compensate with a big spacer stack.

I'm not an engineer so I can't comment on whether having too many spacers does stress your steerer/head tube in a way that it wasn't built for. I just know that most manufacturers recommend a max of 5cm of spacers when used with carbon steerers. Could just be covering their backsides but better to be safe IMO.
 
Good place to buy from?

Pretty much decided on a 2014 Whyte Sussex, now I just need to decide where to buy it from...

I've got an Edinburgh Cycles and Cycle Surgery nearby who can get one in, or I can get one from a few places on the internet, anyone have any recommendations for somewhere with decent service and after-care? Cheers.
 
Just found this:
https://tapiriik.com

Upload to Garmin and it can sync to:
- Strava
- Endomondo
- Runkeeper
- Create backups in your Dropbox
- Sportstracks

Free to manually sync or $2 for 1 year auto syncing. Just tried it and it's backed up all my Garmin connect rides to dropbox. :)
 
One More Solo said:
The major problem seems to be the head tube on your new bike is a bit too short for your riding style/flexibility so you're have to compensate with a big spacer stack.

I'm not an engineer so I can't comment on whether having too many spacers does stress your steerer/head tube in a way that it wasn't built for. I just know that most manufacturers recommend a max of 5cm of spacers when used with carbon steerers. Could just be covering their backsides but better to be safe IMO.
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hmm I have 5cm plus the top of headtube one if that makes sense so probably 6cm ? I think ill take yer advice and see about swapping at least 1cm to the top and see what thats like :)
 
honestly the actual triangle bit is tiny as a onepiece compared to other bikers ive seen, not a hundred percent why or what difference it makes but it does mean the spacers look way bigger than they actually are :)
 
uniQ said:
Just found this:
https://tapiriik.com

Upload to Garmin and it can sync to:
- Strava
- Endomondo
- Runkeeper
- Create backups in your Dropbox
- Sportstracks

Free to manually sync or $2 for 1 year auto syncing. Just tried it and it's backed up all my Garmin connect rides to dropbox. :)
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Nice find, just doing the same now to mine!
 
just installed trainer road, and I downloaded the ANT+ driver like it told me to, now when I start trainer road it says to uninstall the ANT+ driver, which I do and it still doesn't detect my stick

what am I doing wrong?
 
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