Originally Posted by
orangeology
anyone experience using a threaded fork as threadless fork? saying, cut off the steerer tube to the needed length, not tapping the necessary chases but using it as just a bear tube pairing up with a threadless headset (aka aheadset). while i can imagine it quite straight forward, just curious if there's any caution or unexpected implication? (of course, it has to cut to enough length to hold the non-quill stem, i understand)
I did it on a road bike for a niece. We had a frame but no fork. Grabbed a quality fork with what we guessed was proper rake and long steerer from the local collective. Its quite straight forward- its the same as a modern threadless fork install. Set the race, install the headset, set the star, and then remove to cut the steerer where needed.
The most difficult part, which wasnt atually difficult, was searching for a 1" threadless headset because it was a debate between an entry Ritchey Comp and an Origin8 for $10 less.