what forks would you recommend

[martin]

is the pipe cutter the same as used by plumbers?

thought about a hacksaw but think would need to crack open the beer first to steady my hand lol

[shovelon]

Yes pipecutter.

You know you could probably run down to your local hardware or plumbing supply store and see if they would cut it for you.

Terry

[martin]

not a bad idea, but even if i have to get a cheap pipe cutter it will be cheaper than using a bike shop, and its all practice so long as i dont balls it up its a good thing

[Simon]

I would recommend cutting the steerer longer than the measurement required,so if your intending to cut to lets say 120mm I'd add 20mm to this,then I'd fit the stem in the position you first intended and add 20mm of stack spacers on top,this will give you the option of repositioning your stem to an optimal height by swapping around the stack spacers,once this is optimised you can then cut the tube at a later date if you so wish.
Simon.