Originally Posted by
grumpus
Seems to me it would be easier to epoxy a steel tube inside the top half of the steerer and be done with worrying about it. Then even if the carbon did fail it would have less chance of being catastrophic.
I've definitely heard of filling the top part of a steerer with epoxy. I haven't heard of epoxying a smaller steel pipe in. Seems like it would be perfect actually. The weight penalty would be pretty minimal. Probably best to find a friend with a lathe to create the perfect fit.