Steerer Tube/Stem Safety Advice Please.

Hi, I've just built up my new frame with old components, going to up grade to new compnents when I can afford it.

The steerer tube is 7 millimetres too short for the new frame though. It's a Thomson stem, the steerer tube clamp is 35 millimeres.

I know this is possibly not safe enough to ride, so, are there any stems availible that have a shorter/narrower steerer clamp?

Any reccomendations?

Alternativly, what's a good mid-range carbon fibre fork for around £200, similar to the present fork I've got (Reynolds Ouzo Pro)?

Sorry if this has been addressed before but I don't know what key words I'd use to search for a topic like this, it seems too complicated.

Reynolds Ouzo Pro, is a full carbon fork, and I'd say it is unsaf eto use if it's too short.

If it's 1 1/8 there should be loads of suitable options around. 1" and you'll be struggling.

Most stems have a stack height of between 35 and 40 mm. You could probably find a 32-33mm stack height stem. But thats still on the unsafe side of short. The recommended set-up for clamping a threadless steerer. Is to have the steerer protuding abover the stem, and then use a spacer above this to allow the headset adjuster to work. This is expecially true for carbon steerers.

New fork time I'm afraid.

The Thomson is one of the lower clamp size stems .. another reason I don't like them because they don't spread the load so well over the steerer tube.

Anyway, like SF I think it's new fork time .. Unless you're using an external headset in which case you may be able to gain some height with a different headset of lower stack height ..