Originally Posted by
maddog34
The Threads are rolled or cut on the tubes Before the steerer tubes are brazed or welded to the forks/crowns.
the Threading process is done in a lathe to allow higher precision, and speed of process.
Yes; and since the steerer tube is of a uniform outside diameter (if we discount the modern tapered steerer tubes) those threads can be rolled on the wrong end.
Brent
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