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04-02-05, 12:04 PM
This may be a monumetally dumb question, but I appreciate any help the vast knowledge base of BikeForums users can offer. I have a FSA compression device (not a compressor pro, but the same deal in aluminum up top) for my 1" fork. The device is clearly marked 1" on top (and it's not like they make a 7/8th version or something), but what seems to be the largest size it expands to is still at least a tenth of an inch shy of fitting snugly against the walls of the steerer tube, let alone compressing anything (and yes, the fork is *definitely* actually 1", an Easton EC30). The device expands by pushing two conical nuts together, forcing the expansion wedges that sit between these two nuts apart. These conical nuts are in contact, so I can't see any possible way this could expand further.
What in the world am I doing wrong? I have zero experience with the FSA compressor device, so it's possible I'm overlooking something very basic, hence my caveat that this might be a monumentally dumb question. Does anyone have any insight they can offer me before I go out and get a star nut (the steerer is aluminum, so the compressor device is overkill, but I have it around and it looks oh-so-cool, so why not?)? Thanks in advance!
What in the world am I doing wrong? I have zero experience with the FSA compressor device, so it's possible I'm overlooking something very basic, hence my caveat that this might be a monumentally dumb question. Does anyone have any insight they can offer me before I go out and get a star nut (the steerer is aluminum, so the compressor device is overkill, but I have it around and it looks oh-so-cool, so why not?)? Thanks in advance!