Cracked carbon fork steerer?
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cut it off and slam your stem for the win
em3 wrote:...looks like u have a crack.
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Where there is a crack there is often a delamination, don't use it until it has been professionally inspected.
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If you don't see any irregularity from the inside, then some epoxy and a 2"-long aluminum tube (go to home depot and get a pipe in the 22-24mm range) will easily fix it. I did it on a Nag Dream HP and worked just fine. Only complication was expander plug was replaced by a star fangled nut.
If u c a crack from the inside, then it's gone.
If u c a crack from the inside, then it's gone.
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elviento wrote:If you don't see any irregularity from the inside, then some epoxy and a 2"-long aluminum tube (go to home depot and get a pipe in the 22-24mm range) will easily fix it. I did it on a Nag Dream HP and worked just fine. Only complication was expander plug was replaced by a star fangled nut.
If u c a crack from the inside, then it's gone.
Ok hold on, what do i do with the 2" aluminium tube?
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you epoxy the crap out of it to the inside of the steerer after you have removed the compression plug. The forks that cervelo has (3T) do this also to reinforce the steerer.
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kets wrote:ok just got back from LBS and my steerer are fine, just a pinch no cracks whatsoever.. phewwww
pinch is a precursor to a crack. use carbon paste and slightly less torque. like others have said, i would try to epoxy it to smooth out the sharp pinch...sand it smooth. check your stem.
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