Originally Posted by
ruirui
ah.. but in this case, it's a carbon steer, so that's why i'm pondering how to get the fork nice and snug with any play of going up or down (when the frame is lifted up)..
Apparently you didin't notice the
"or similar" part of my post. There are expander wedges that does for carbon steerers what star nuts do for metal steerers. Get one of those, proceed as usual.
Or get a length of threaded rod. Make yourself two cross pieces out of an old broom handle or whatever. Put one cross piece at the end of the rod. With the wheel removed, insert rod through steerer from the bottom. Put spacers and stem in place. Put next cross piece on. tighten gently to create preload. Tighten down stem. Remove rod.
Pat yourself on the back for shaving maybe 30 grams worth of weight off the bike by not using an expander.