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xFree
PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:14 am 
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I have modified the original expansion plug to extend my steer tube length by ~2cm.
Is there any potential problem with this setup?

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latman
PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 12:20 am 
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At least the bottom of your stem will be clamping the steerer tube !
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Isnt your expander going to work as a lever ? If your stem clamps on the ally bit the force on the carbon clambing area is going to be bigger than in a normal situation ?
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xFree wrote:
Is there any potential problem with this setup?


Oh god yes
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Depends on how thick the carbon tube is, but for normal road riding probably OK.

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michel2 wrote:
Isnt your expander going to work as a lever ? If your stem clamps on the ally bit the force on the carbon clambing area is going to be bigger than in a normal situation ?



+1

Simply to risky considering the high torsional forces applied to the steer tube...not worth it!

Just curious, where did u find such a gizmo, or is this something you CNC'ed yourself?

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xFree
PostPosted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 8:39 am 
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Mattias Hellöre wrote:
Depends on how thick the carbon tube is, but for normal road riding probably OK.
The fork is 1" Colnago Star Carbon fork and the tube thickness is ~3 - 3.5mm.

em3 wrote:
michel2 wrote:
Isnt your expander going to work as a lever ? If your stem clamps on the ally bit the force on the carbon clambing area is going to be bigger than in a normal situation ?



+1

Simply to risky considering the high torsional forces applied to the steer tube...not worth it!

Just curious, where did u find such a gizmo, or is this something you CNC'ed yourself?

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My friend made this one for me with his CNC.
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side note, that stem has a TON of stack height. perhaps use something with lower profile?

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Svetty
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Can't really tell whether it's safe or not without knowing the height of the spacer stack below the stem.

It might look shite but can't you just flip the stem?
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