Originally Posted by
Kontact
You can't do that. The steerer is going to snap along the threads just above the headset or just below the stem, and then you will be missing teeth or dead.
I think you are being just a little bit alarmist here.
I did this very thing when I was building a bike for myself during the Covid shortages and threadless forks and headsets were unobtatium.
I left the steer tube full length and clamped on a threadless stem.
I understand the concern about the minor diameter of the thread possibly compromising the strength of the steer tube but I regularly inspect the inside of the tube with a borescope and no sign of failure so far,
