Originally Posted by
HillRider
Good! FBiNY's warning was spot-on. You must NEVER use a tubing cutter for a carbon steerer. I've cut several carbon steerers using a **fine (32tpi) hacksaw **with minimal pressure and the cutting quide referenced above and that procedure works very well. Relatively fine (120 grit) sandpaper is good for smoothing up the cut and putting a small bevel on the cut's edges to ease inserting the expander plug and installing the spacers and stem.
A fine hacksaw? that sounds like an oxymoron
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