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Jeff
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....still new to threadless headsets and forks. ...about to install a carbon
fiber fork with CF steerer tube (1.125") on a frame with a King headset
installed.
I've seen different instructions. Some speak about looking for looseness in
the fork after adjusting the preload, others speak about torquing the
headset cap bolt to a certain amount prior to clamping the stem, others
about turning the bolt a certain number of turns after the cap contacts the
stem or spacers above the stem.
Is there any consensus about how tight to have one of these systems?
By the way, is there any reason other than cosmetics to reduce the steerer
tube height from my current 25mm above the stem (with corresponding spacers)
to a shorter amount? Other than looks, I see no real mechanical reason why
this amount would make anything weaker in any way. Most instructions say
that 40mm is the max for a 1.125" steerer.
Jeff
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fiber fork with CF steerer tube (1.125") on a frame with a King headset
installed.
I've seen different instructions. Some speak about looking for looseness in
the fork after adjusting the preload, others speak about torquing the
headset cap bolt to a certain amount prior to clamping the stem, others
about turning the bolt a certain number of turns after the cap contacts the
stem or spacers above the stem.
Is there any consensus about how tight to have one of these systems?
By the way, is there any reason other than cosmetics to reduce the steerer
tube height from my current 25mm above the stem (with corresponding spacers)
to a shorter amount? Other than looks, I see no real mechanical reason why
this amount would make anything weaker in any way. Most instructions say
that 40mm is the max for a 1.125" steerer.
Jeff
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Posted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com