Ouzo Stem compatibility

[Robin Hubert]

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> Took a Salsa stem and the section of 1 1/8inch carbon steerer, no
> expander, ala Profile type forks, tightened booth bolts with the
> section 3mm below top and cracked the carbon. I took 4 fotos but they
> all came out fuzzy. I'll try to take them again, it was really no
> problem to crush the end of the section.
>

Torque values?


Robin Hubert

 

[Scott]

Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> Took a Salsa stem and the section of 1 1/8inch carbon steerer, no
> expander, ala Profile type forks, tightened booth bolts with the
> section 3mm below top and cracked the carbon. I took 4 fotos but they
> all came out fuzzy. I'll try to take them again, it was really no
> problem to crush the end of the section.

Okay, now try to repeat your findings using an expander (or compression
cap), ala Reynolds, et al...

You see, in real life no one's going to overtorque a stem on a steerer
tube w/out the expander/compression cap installed. Well, at least no
one who's not deliberately trying to destroy the steerer tube.

 

[Qui si parla Campagnolo]

Scott wrote:
> Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
> > Took a Salsa stem and the section of 1 1/8inch carbon steerer, no
> > expander, ala Profile type forks, tightened booth bolts with the
> > section 3mm below top and cracked the carbon. I took 4 fotos but they
> > all came out fuzzy. I'll try to take them again, it was really no
> > problem to crush the end of the section.
>
> Okay, now try to repeat your findings using an expander (or compression
> cap), ala Reynolds, et al...
>
> You see, in real life no one's going to overtorque a stem on a steerer
> tube w/out the expander/compression cap installed. Well, at least no
> one who's not deliberately trying to destroy the steerer tube.

Vitamin cottage guy and also a customer with a calfee with a Easton
fork both crushed the steerers but I'll admit, with the inserted
expander ala Alfa Q and Reynolds, as long as those are used-no problema
but if the racer dude thinks the Reynolds one in too heavy...or if he
uses the easton type of HS adjust that has NOTHING in the steerer, just
a doohicky under the stem...then we are gonna err on the safe d-side
with those teeny 5mm....about 1/6 of an inch. Again, would rather use
5mm spacer rather than buying somebody a $350 fork.