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Son number two has purchased some nice Rockshox Pike 426's to a adorn his Charge Iron. I was about to fit the starnut & noticed that there is a threaded boss (M6 thread) in the bottom of the steerer tube (see pics) I gave it a gentle tap from the inside with a long drift but I suspect it's been pressed in.
Is there a special long bolt available to go from the steerer cap all the way down to the threaded boss ?
What's the scoop ?
Thanks in advance, D.
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Don't remove the boss!
It's threaded to attach mudguards to, but that's not it's main purpose.
A starnut will be a lot lighter than a 200mm long bolt!
Thanks Peter.
The reason I'm hesitating is that if I put a starnut in there's no option of removing it again by driving it out the bottom of the steerer. I realise I'll probably never have cause to do this, but it's given me pause for thought.
As for the weight, It's not my bike 😀 It belongs to a 17 year old racing snake. He could do with slowing down a bit (to allow me to catch up :cry:)
D.
try one of those 'expands inside the steerer'top cap thingies?
a star-nut will drill out from the top.
Star nuts can be removed by bending the tabs back with a screwdriver. 🙂
Right, thanks for the replies.
If I can get an expander plug locally I'll use one, otherwise it's the starnut. I'm under pressure to get this done 😀
Top effort fella's 8)
Right, thanks for the replies.
If I can get an expander plug locally I'll use one, otherwise it's the starnut. I'm under pressure to get this done 😀
Top effort fella's 8)