Originally Posted by
Chuckk
Seems like I've read about reputable builders cutting and re-extending the steerer tube without destroying the paint-chrome on the fork.
Maybe worth floating a question in the frame builder forum.
I thought they could be cut to appropriate length and then sleeved to another cut steerer tube of appropriate diameter and length, since there is some wiggle room in your average head tube. IOW, leave a couple three inches of stub of the original steerer and braze on the sleeve and additional tube to get it to the right length.
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