Arrrrrrgh…. Ive cut my steerer too short.. help please.

Anyone familiar with AX ligthness??
I have that cap on the far right..
They make the cap on the left which is what i want..

Ahh bugger, thats a shame. I’m not surprised regarding the frames selling out as fast as they can make them as when i was up at aviemore last week i got talking to a few folk i met by chance when out and about, i allowed them to borrow my Tripster ATR for a couple of hours each ( i got to borrow a nice carbon Colnago and a specialised roubaix) and when they came back they were without a doubt in their minds decided on buying one.

Just view it as the Gods way of saying “buy an Enve CX Disc fork”. Or even a Whiskey a Products 15mm TA CX Disc Fork…

Early Xmas prezzie 8)

Whiskey #9.

Just to go back to what Peter was saying, if you get the 17mm will that allow the stem to properly clamp the steerer? just being full carbon, you need to do this things right to reduce the risk of things going bang.

P.S: Stupid 15min edit window.

Whatever option you pick, without a new fork, your bars will probably be too low, the bike not as comfortable as you would like and you ruing the day. What is the steerer length?

To make you feel better, I left nearly £300 of front wheels in the car park last week.

17mm will be totally fine.. 15mm will probably be ok.
I wont know until ive ridden it how it will work.

I bet with a bit of searching you could find that exact fork direct from Taiwan…

I bet with a bit of searching you could find that exact fork direct from Taiwan…

Ebay or anyone know some Taiwanese sites to start looking through?

Thanks everyone for the suggestions.

I don’t want to make things more complex but a lot of carbon forks specify that the whole of the stem has to be over the steerer tube and that a 5mm spacer has to be run above the stem too.

Not sure if this is true of yours, though.

I bought a custom titanium frameset from a USA builder, and he cut the steerer too short (by the height of the custom stem). To cut a long story short (no pun intended!) I ended up sending the forks to Mike Burrows, and he machined a ‘plug’ as mickmcd described above. It has the same external diameter as the steerer, and is stepped to be an interference fit when bonded into the steerer. It’s also threaded in place of a star fangled nut. It’s probably stronger than the original steerer. It also lets you specify the exact handlebar height you need.

Would that be possible with a carbon steerer, Deejayen?

will be extra cautious when my tripster gets finalised this weekend…..

Would that be possible with a carbon steerer, Deejayen?

Yep – just make sure you use the right adhesive, but in theory it should be stronger than the steerer itself

Yep – just make sure you use the right adhesive, but in theory it should be stronger than the steerer itself

There you go, Cloudnine. Singletrackworld’s resident Mad Carbon Professor, will sort it for you 😀

….seriously, sounds the best option. As at least this way, you won’t have the handlebars down near your knees.

Bit of an eeek moment OP.. I’d get the plug machined as above, sounds like a good option and better suited to you needs rather than faff with a new fork..

cloudnine – just thought…..

what size frame are you building?

Mines a 57cm and steerer will need a trim. If yours is a 60cm we may well be able to sort something.

just a thought!

Cool… Who do I contact to do this?

Mines a 57cm and steerer will need a trim. If yours is a 60cm we may well be able to sort something.

OP’s is a 48cm.

Cool… Who do I contact to do this?

Someone like HQ Fibre Products?

HQ Fibre Products
5 Norwich Road
Lingwood
Norwich
NR13 4BH
Norfolk
Tel: 01603 713972
Fax: 01603 713972

…or http://www.carboncyclerepairs.co.uk/index.html

Really sympathise, hope you get it sorted.
I’ve been paranoid about doing that and probably have too many spacers!

I’ve just ordered a new frame set and have a spare pair of forks that you could have for peanuts? Email in profile if interested.

Dave

I posted my forks to Mike. They were from a recumbent, and I’m a member of the BHPC (British Human Powered Club) of which Mike is a leading light. However, I’m sure he’ll help anyone out. He’s manufactured trikes and bikes made from carbon tubes bonded to alloy castings, so he knows what he’s doing. He sorted me out really quickly, too – I think I had the forks back a couple of days later. It’s best to phone him first, and make sure he can do it, and ask him for a price (very reasonable) so you can send payment with the forks.

Burrows Engineering
4 Bunkell Road
Rackheath
Norwich
NR13 6PX
01603 721700

Was this the OUTLET price 48cm ATP Tripster??

Good price if so :O)

If only I was short.

(have a 57cm coke can tripster and love it)

I have a carbon (disc only) CX fork spare after my frame was warrantied. 3k matt finish and in very good condition as it only had three months use and not a huge amount of miles in that time. Mine’s a 58cm frame so I’m pretty sure it’ll be long enough (though can measure of course).

It’s from a (respected brand) Chinese manufacturer but I wouldn’t be after loads for it – drop me an email if you’re interested.

I don’t want to make things more complex but a lot of carbon forks specify that the whole of the stem has to be over the steerer tube and that a 5mm spacer has to be run above the stem too.

Whoops

22. How many ‘Stack Washers’ can I use on a carbon steerer?: We recommend 40mm maximum.[/url]

Double whoops, think I need to flip my stem and recut my steerer 😳

Update.. Forks have gone to Mike Burrows.. £25 to add a ‘plug’ and should get them back next week.
Todays drama over. All i need to do now is strip a thread.

All i need to do now is strip a thread.

Maybe get the rest of the jobs done at a shop? 😉

…also, Mike Burrows seems to know his onions.

http://www.cyclingweekly.co.uk/news/latest-news/mike-burrows-cycling-innovator-27010

Mike Burrows seems to know his onions.

been around for a while, didn’t he design this

aswell as a load of road/tt stuff?

Amazing how many people might have carbon disc forks for sale. I might have to do a wanted ad.

been around for a while, didn’t he design this

I sold a few of them. They were rubbish. 🙂

The TCR on the other hand was a much better idea.

Dammit, I wish I hadn’t seen those Whiskey forks 😕

They were rubbish

they looked the bollocks in late 90s tho, didn’t the bigger brother ATX1 do OK on the downhill circuit?

Having difficulty finding MB in ref to the mcm or ATX on google, maybe he was just working at Giant when they were made?

Yeah, the ATX was what Rob Warner and a few others were on and the MCM(?) was the carbon posh XC version. I don’t actually think that MB was involved with those though – just the TCR and MCR TT frame of the same era.

Dammit, I wish I hadn’t seen those Whiskey forks

What, these ones?

Jamie… stop it!

Now why can’t Kinesis do a bolt through version of their Cxd fork? That’d be nice.

It’s a shame Giant don’t sell the TCX SLR 1 as a frameset.

Would be tempting. Still mulling over a TCX Advanced here.

I got a guy coming tomorrow, to probably buy my SLR 2 off me. Then it’s pre-order city for the 2015 SLR 1 when they are available. Hoping they will come with the Shimano STIs, as the SRAM levers look like Easter Island statues.

They do look good. Got 105 STI and mechs in the spares bin though so I’ll probably make do with some BB7’s till there’s some good deals to be had on the Shimano mechanical hydros.

If you buy a crown race cutter you could shave a few mm off either end of the headtube ?

🙂