Quote Originally Posted by alleyoop View Post

My gut reaction the first time I got on the bike was that I wanted to take out one or two of the risers and shorten the stem...

You can take out the spacers and move them to the TOP of (above teh stem) and put the headset cap back on (that way you don't have to cut anything and you can play with the right height for you).

Those changes are so minor you can throw a stem in your pack and change in on the trail to try it out.

If it feels good - ride it!

(but yeah, don't cut unless you're sure LOL)