Jim, thanks for your most excellent info. To bike shops I'd say, leave the steerer uncut, place stem in midrange area with spacers above and below, and put up a sign saying the steerer will be cut/tailored to the buyer after purchase. If you don't want to do that for the carbon boys, I understand but we are talking tactical bikes here. Me thinks for any negative (uninformed) comments you may get, eventually, some people will sing the praises of the first shop that bothered to fit the bike to them, and they're now more comfortable than they've ever been.
I can't describe the visceral (negative) reaction I have walking into a good shop, seeing a bunch of salsas and other interesting bikes I'd be interested in--but with their steerers all cut. They've basically handed me a fitting non-starter. Since I can do my own bike work, what I ask myself is, why should I buy the bike here when I can instead, look for a deal and get just want I want? I did buy a a salsa fargo at the lbs a while back. Yes, the steerer was cut. Yes, I regret doing so because it doesn't fit quite perfectly and I'd love to have a bit more height on the stem. Next time I'll be buying online or used. • Perry -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
