Bike Anti-Porn - When Things Go Wrong

I think it's always best to have a finite amount of spacers above the stem, regardless of steerer material. However, that finite amount should be as close as practical to zero. About 2mm is about as close as most of us can be bothered to get.

Not being funny but that is a complete non sequitur. What's the other option? An infinite number of spacers. Now that I'd like to see!