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OK thank you - looks like there'd be a bit of a wait for one of your top caps, so I'll get a little 3mm to sit above the stem for now and trust in an LBS to cut the steerer to the right length to accommodate.
I won't be needing any spacers under the stem for fit purposes, so shan't concern myself with any.
And I've already got the Chris King on the bike, just converting the upper bearing cap from threaded to threadless, so will choose to blindly ignore your last paragraph :)
thross
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You'll probably need a spacer between the top cap and the stem, unless you have a top cap with an integral spacer
Some fork manufacturers have expressed an opinion about a minimum amount of spacing between the stem and the upper bearing collet, but I've not seen any compelling argument for it.
If you haven't already wasted your money, consider an alternative to the Chris King such as the Cane Creek 40 or 110 which is properly designed. We've long since gone past the point where the compromised design of the CK was acceptable, and the flaw in the CK design is even more likely to cause problems with carbon steerers than it was with metal ones.