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BigFella
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Once you've tightened your headset and stem, the expansion bolt
assembly that drops into the carbon steerer tube no longer appears to
serve any purpose. It weighs 2-3 ounces. If I save that weight by
removing the bolt assembly, is this safe?
It was suggested to me that the expansion assembly stops the stem from
over-compressing the steerer tube, and that it adds strength to the
whole system. Is this correct, or indeed is there good reason not to
pull out the bolt and replace it with a packed bar-end-plug so as to
save weight on my hill-racing bike.
Any comments would be welcomed.
assembly that drops into the carbon steerer tube no longer appears to
serve any purpose. It weighs 2-3 ounces. If I save that weight by
removing the bolt assembly, is this safe?
It was suggested to me that the expansion assembly stops the stem from
over-compressing the steerer tube, and that it adds strength to the
whole system. Is this correct, or indeed is there good reason not to
pull out the bolt and replace it with a packed bar-end-plug so as to
save weight on my hill-racing bike.
Any comments would be welcomed.