View Single Post
Old 08-31-13 | 08:31 PM
  #7  
FBinNY
Senior Member
Titanium Club Membership
15 Anniversary
 
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 39,897
Likes: 3,865
From: New Rochelle, NY

Bikes: too many bikes from 1967 10s (5x2)Frejus to a Sumitomo Ti/Chorus aluminum 10s (10x2), plus one non-susp mtn bike I use as my commuter

Check on steel electrical conduit at the hardware store. There might be a size that would serve effectively. The reality is that a steel liner will not ad much strength o rigidity to the structure because it's closer to the center (neutral axis) and the modulus of elasticity is too different for the steel liner and carbon tube to function as a single structure.

However if it extends well below the headset, a steel liner may act as a safety net staying intact if the carbon cracks.
__________________
FB
Chain-L site

An ounce of diagnosis is worth a pound of cure.

Just because I'm tired of arguing, doesn't mean you're right.

“One accurate measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions” - Adm Grace Murray Hopper - USN

WARNING, I'm from New York. Thin skinned people should maintain safe distance.
FBinNY is offline  
Reply