I'm with you on the forks, I never noticed the steerer but your right. It's just my personal opinion so don't get all wtf but I just think it looks really dull for something that obviously costs a fortune. I'm not into mad anodised bits or powder coated deep v's but a little flash of personality is what that bike needs.
edscoble thats what all the pics you put up have in spades. I love the maglite bracket on the singlespeed with canti's. I made up a similar bracket when I was at high school.
It would be really stupid to cut the steerer tube more before the first ride.
You can see that there is a spacer on the top of the stem, almost nother underneath.
Probably he measured that the stem and bars are at the correct position not, but it's clever to leave at least 1 cm extra (with a spacer), so if it feels too deep when riding, it can still mounted a bit higher.
It would be really stupid to cut the steerer tube more before the first ride.
You can see that there is a spacer on the top of the stem, almost nother underneath.
Probably he measured that the stem and bars are at the correct position not, but it's clever to leave at least 1 cm extra (with a spacer), so if it feels too deep when riding, it can still mounted a bit higher.