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Finally getting round to fitting the triple clamp forks to our tandem but they have 32mm stanchions and the only bumpers I can see are 35mm or 40mm - is it okay to just wrap some tape or something underneath the bumpers?
As long as you are sure they will stay put in a crash (or when rattling down rough trails)
Plenty of folk zip tie bits of old tyres instead though, try that?
Mashr - had some of those on my sons bike bitd, could never get them to stay in place - any ideas how you do that?
Newer ones definitely stayed in place better, then they degraded over time from memory. A cable tie wrapped around them was a popular fix, but sometimes sitting just above the bottom crown was the perfect place for them anyway (and twisting round didn't always matter either)
Thanks 👍 will give them a go
Get some old 32mm boxxer bumpers, ZyroFisher still have them in stock (order through any LBS with an account), RRP £11 R5202000 Or you can get them posted from ebay for a couple of quid more.
If they are fresh and clean they should sit ok, if not you can do all the old grip tricks, hairspray etc