This part is said to avoid the fork being damaged by tightening the stem to a given torque, by replacing the compressor (or something similar) by a lightweight carbon cap and thus saving weight.
This part goes only into the carbon fork pipe to half the heighth of the stem, so when tightening the upper bolts the fork has this part supporting the fork walls. But the lower bolt of a stem is not suported by it.
Do you think this will be enough to avoid damage to a carbon fork?
This part is said to avoid the fork being damaged by tightening the stem to a given torque, by replacing the compressor (or something similar) by a lightweight carbon cap and thus saving weight.
This part goes only into the carbon fork pipe to half the heighth of the stem, so when tightening the upper bolts the fork has this part supporting the fork walls. But the lower bolt of a stem is not suported by it.
Do you think this will be enough to avoid damage to a carbon fork?
That's a non-structural part. You could ride with no top cap on any Aheadset and it wouldn't make the slightest bit of difference, except that water would run down the inside of your steerer tube. Once the stem is tightened any preload device is redundant, and I think that's what they're getting at on the webpage.
It's there to keep the fork from being damaged by the stem while tightening it's bolts.
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Once the stem is tightened any preload device is redundant, and I think that's what they're getting at on the webpage.
Yeah, but is this short device enough to protect the fork while tightening the lower bolt of the stem, since it doesn't go so deep inside the fork that it will reach the level of the lower bolt of the stem.
Yeah, but is this short device enough to protect the fork while tightening the lower bolt of the stem, since it doesn't go so deep inside the fork that it will reach the level of the lower bolt of the stem.
I guess you answered your question here. Also it should be a very tight fit and it looks like the rubber ring is what keeps it in place instead of a tight fit. It's almost impossible to have a tight fit on all forks because of varying wall thickness between brands.
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Zog The Undeniable said:
That's a non-structural part.
It's there to keep the fork from being damaged by the stem while tightening it's bolts.
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Once the stem is tightened any preload device is redundant, and I think that's what they're getting at on the webpage.
Yeah, but is this short device enough to protect the fork while tightening the lower bolt of the stem, since it doesn't go so deep inside the fork that it will reach the level of the lower bolt of the stem.
I guess you answered your question here. Also it should be a very tight fit and it looks like the rubber ring is what keeps it in place instead of a tight fit. It's almost impossible to have a tight fit on all forks because of varying wall thickness between brands.
No, there are a lot of various diameters available (.2mm increments). So that's not the problem.
I just wonder if it shouldn't be necessary to have the whole thing cover the complete stem heighth range.
