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Forum: Framebuilders
11-19-13, 11:04 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,526
Posted By Scooper

OK. I'm either totally full of it or not...

OK. I'm either totally full of it or not communicating my thoughts properly. This discussion started because Barrettscv was thinking about buying a new steel fork with a threadless steerer, and both...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-19-13, 07:57 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,526
Posted By Scooper

Uh, I know that. :D What I'm suggesting is...

Uh, I know that. :D

What I'm suggesting is that if the threadless steerer has 1.0mm walls (as many threadless steerers do) instead of 1.5mm walls, 25.4 - (1.0 + 1.0) = 23.4mm. A 22.2mm quill stem...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-19-13, 06:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,526
Posted By Scooper

I'm not sure how a 22.2mm quill stem designed for...

I'm not sure how a 22.2mm quill stem designed for a 25.4mm O.D. steerer with 1.5mm walls would work with a threadless steerer having significantly thinner wall thickness. Would the stem ever expand...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-15-13, 07:47 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,526
Posted By Scooper

The steerer tube O.D. is already 1 inch. The...

The steerer tube O.D. is already 1 inch. The problem is that this threadless steerer tube has a wall thickness too thin to safely thread.
Forum: Framebuilders
11-11-13, 09:14 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,526
Posted By Scooper

True, but the threadless fork he's thinking about...

True, but the threadless fork he's thinking about buying is a Surly. Surly's website has a very strong statement about threading their threadless steerer:



It's pretty clear Surly's threaded...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-10-13, 08:46 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,526
Posted By Scooper

This could work with a long steerer, but the butt...

This could work with a long steerer, but the butt joint and inner sleeve will be above the internal taper and that will limit the length of the steerer the quill stem can be inserted into. Most...
Forum: Framebuilders
11-10-13, 01:32 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 7,526
Posted By Scooper

Here's my take FWIW. If the steerer is...

Here's my take FWIW.

If the steerer is brazed into the fork crown with brass filler, removing the steerer using heat is likely to compromise the structural integrity of the crown. If it was silver...
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