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  • Low stack height stem's and headsets
  • thisisnotaspoon
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    Are there any nice, stiff, AM/FR stems that are smaller than the usual 38-40mm stack hights?

    Want to buy some Revelations, but the pair I’ve got in mind have a 170mm steerer.

    My headtube is 108mm

    So the options are either a normal headset (25-30mm stack height) which leaves ~30mm for a stem. Or a Crank Brothers Headset (22mm) and a normal ~40mm stem.

    I need a new headset anyway, and CB are cheep on CRC so I could always buy 2 to get arround the inevitable returns. And I’d need a new stem as the current easton Vice is huge!

    So recomend me a stem and headset with a total stack height less than 62mm.

    honourablegeorge
    Full Member

    Sunline stems are v. low stack, on salt at CRC. Ragley stubbing looks v low also.

    jam-bo
    Full Member

    spank spike are about the lowest.

    I ended up going the CB headset route on sale at CRC.

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    fenred
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    Superstar Zephir is also pretty low stack height.

    tomhoward
    Full Member

    +1 on the spank spike.

    fd3chris
    Free Member

    I did the spank spike / cb headset thing and managed to use a 155mm steerer set of domains on a 456, was well pleased as the set up saved the forks.

    I’ve got a similar problem after swapping forks.
    Any alternatives to a CB headset, they don’t sound very reliable, going by the reviews on CRC ?
    I’m currently using a Hope headset without the top cap and O ring, which isn’t ideal, but it’s gained me about 4mm.

    mamadirt
    Free Member

    I’ve just fitted a basic loose-ball headset to my Tazer for exactly the same reasons. Cheap, yes – but they do come with basic dust seals so whack a decent amount of quality grease in there and you’re good to go. Stack height is around 22mm and quite a bit cheaper than a Crank Bros.

    thisisnotaspoon
    Free Member

    Hmmmm, thinking about it I reckon I’ll pass up on them as the extra £80+ on headset and stem makes them not so much of a bargain.

    fd3chris
    Free Member

    Yes I got the headset for £22 from crc and had the stem already so not too bad .

    HeatherBash
    Free Member

    Just get a semi integrated HS from Cane Creek – £25 ish for the 10 series cheapo and £50 for the 40 series with twin ACB. Stack heights are 4mm lower + 8mm upper. Still leaves you 50mm which should do just about any stem

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