Questions tagged [steerer]
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Canyon Ultimate CF SL 7 2022 steerer tube compression plug stuck?
This is concerning my friend's Ultimate CF SL 7 (105) 2022. Ridden approx 5000 km so far. Everything's been fine, up until a recent ride, but now there was noticeable movement (in the direction of the ...
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Shallow ring of death
By not servicing the headset for a long time (>10K km), I ended up with the so-called ring of death on the steerer tube. If you have never heard of it, watch this
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Creaking sound, stem extender/steerer tube assembly
In the last few weeks a creaking sound has developed somewhere in the stem/stem extender/ steerer tube assembly. I noticed it when going over bumps, but only when my hands are on the handlebar. ...
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About to cut my steerer tube, can I just measure the spacers and mark at that distance?
I have a chimney of 3 spacers which I would like to remove (cosmetic reasons mostly). I am not sure about marking at 2-3mm under the stem's top and cutting there. A bit too much of eyeballing. I feel ...
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Is this a sign for bearing maintenance?
My steerer tube recently experienced the leakage of some red (dirty) stuff at the bottom, whenever after I washed my bike. I guess it was the lubricant for bearings.
Is it a sign for bearing ...
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Steerer tube flush with top of stem
I bought a secondhand suspension fork online and the steerer tube has been cut to 170mm which I thought was plenty from what I calculated, turns out not so much.
After doing a quick test install, the ...
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Tightening a compression plug - manufacturer says 9-12 Nm, seems too tight at 6 already
First time working with carbon. Bought a longer compression plug, because it came with a very small one, not even covering the whole height of the stem.
I tightened it to 7 Nm. Took a while… Made ...
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Unsure if my carbon steerer got damaged from riding with stem attached in wrong position
I am worried that my steerer is damaged and don’t really know what to do, because I feel insecure riding my bike now. I hope maybe you can help me to determine what I should do.
I was at a bikefit and ...
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How should I deal with this splintered carbon steerer?
I made a bit of a mess of my fork's carbon steerer while cutting it:
I deliberately cut the steerer around 10 mm longer than I needed it. While cutting, the steerer was secured in a stem up to this ...
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Scratch in the very top of a new carbon steerer tube. Should I worry about this?
I just wanted to test lowering the stem on my new bike when I discovered quite an obvious scratch at the very top of the steerer tube. This is exposing fibers and inside the scratch feels a little ...
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I've removed the steerer tube for the first time after 20,000 km, what maintenance does it need?
I have a 2010 Specialized Tricross Sport. I've just take the stem, top cap, and spacers off and removed the fork from my bike for the first time in the 12 years/ 20,000km I've owned it. It's never had ...
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Can I use this fork if the steerer isn't quite the right height?
I have this threaded fork that only reaches the top of the head tube.
I can fit the first part of the headset (see photo) but no other nuts (?).
Can I use it like this ?
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Steer tube expander bolt too small?
Has anyone had an expander bolt that when fully tightened (I.e. bottomed out) didn't expand enough to grab /hold the tube?
I'm installing a Shimano/PRO Di2 battery holder / expander bolt and I can't ...
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Is there a compression plug designed to be an alternative to star-fangled nuts on metal steering tubes
Are there compression plugs specifically designed for metal steerer tubes, that is:
their expanded diameters take into account the thinner wall of the metal steerer tubes relative to that of a carbon ...
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Why do steerer expander plugs have nesting threads?
I'm looking at expander plugs as I work on a modification for my new build.
I note that the M6 bolt that holds most of them - like the Enve on my desk - threads into a larger, internally threaded, ...
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