Originally Posted by
wroomwroomoops
+1
Lots of carbon forks have an aluminum steerer. If, however, the steerer is carbon, you should consider pulling out the starnut (actually, more like "pull" it out) - I do this with a simple ad-hoc tool I made from a threaded rod, a few large washers and a couple of nuts. Anyhow.... replace the starnut with something like
this or
these
The problem is that in removing the stamut I'll damage the carbon steerer tube, and given that carbon is prone to sudden failure when the surface is damaged, I didn't think it'd be a safe option.