Originally Posted by
jonwvara
Yes, you can just file off the tab, but that does make it a little harder to get the headset adjustment just right. Also, isn't the steerer slot usually on the BACK of the steerer tube? This one would have to be on the front, because that's where the tab is on the Weinmann brake hanger (the round lockring, of course, doesn't care whether it faces back or front.)
JV
It's usually in the back, but
AFAIK that more a matter of convention than any real benefit.
It's trivial to file a slot in the steer tube with an ordinary hand file. It takes only a couple minutes.