Originally Posted by HillRider
Clamp the riser directly to the steerer tube and put the 1-1/8" - 1" reducer bushing inside the stem...
Hi HillRider!
You're
right about the reducer being split - I hadn't noticed that because I hadn't taken it out of the packing! Your suggestion to clamp the riser directly to the steerer tube, though, won't work.
The riser (if it's to fit the stem) must be 1 & 1/8 inch. The fork steerer tube is only one inch. The only way to make this work (as I understand it) is to put the bushing on first, then clamp the riser onto the bushing, then install the stem. The only "connection" between the bars and the steerer tube will be the stem's clamp on the riser and the riser's clamp on the split bushing. The parts will be held in place (axially) by star-nut tension. Is this adequate for radial steering forces?
Thanks!