Hi has anyone come across an adaptor you can fit on a straight steerer so it'll fit in a headset for tapered forks?
I'd like to be able to fit some old shorter coil forks I have with a straight steerer in my hardtail at times instead of the Pikes I've got in it for messing about at the BMX track/pump tracks with my kids.
Long shot I know but thought someone might have produced this!
Cheers
Hope do one. I have one sitting spare in a box somewhere!
More usefully, you are able to add an angle adjustment headset. I also have one of those sitting in a box somewhere....
Cheers Jon. Is that just for using with Hope Headsets or does it fit to the fork steerer increasing it's diameter to that of a tapered steerer?
I've just fitted Superstar's Slackerizer headset and once I'd build up the bike (old 26" Switchback) I realised I could run a shorter fork for messing about due to the higher bottom bracket than modern frames.
I’ve used one of the hope adapters. They work great with any headset.
Google: hope-tapered-1-5-reducer-crown
at CRC
Hope part number HS136
Reducer crowns are generally what you need but may be specific to the headset. Depends on the lower bearing and seals if any.
Hope HS136, it's a steerer expander rather than a crown race reducer. Will work happily with any headset. Best go for a headset with a split crown race though to reduce the faffage when changing forks.
I use hope hs136 on two bikes to do what you ask OP, both with none hope headsets...work great but, just to make it easier to insert/remove, i hacksawed a slit through the side of them to make them split adapters
Thanks everyone 🙂