Originally Posted by
Metaluna
I've had trouble getting some star nuts to stay put in thin-walled steel steerers, so I can confirm that not all 1 1/8" star nuts are equal.
Yeah, that's my worry.
My lame old calipers say the steerer has an ID of 31/32" (less than an inch). And my star-nut is 1 3/32". (A bit more than a 1/16" bigger than an inch.) So we're talking an overhang on all sides of 1/16", or a 1/8" diameter difference. Sound like the right thing? Sounds like it MIGHT be.
Or, do I have a steel steerer star-nut somehow? (My pal was a racer with high-end extra-light bikes. Why would he have a steel steerer fork? Maybe he got it accidentally as well...)
Thanks, JP