getting schooled as to what threadless really means
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getting schooled as to what threadless really means
so i just got a soma rush and am building it from all new parts... well of course i didnt take into account the fork when buying my stem and headset. i felt like such a fool at the bike shop haha.
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Oops. Now you need to know that there are two size standards of threadless forks. 1" and 1 1/8". Make sure you get a headset that is compatible with your frame/fork.
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i knew about the different sizes and got the right size. i just didnt put much thought into what threadless meant.
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Eh, everyone gets the wrong size part at some point, its happened to everyone, nothing to feel too stupid about, man. I've certainly done it before.
So you ordered the headset online and brought it to them to install? Were they pretty cool with that? I was going to tempted to try that here but don't want to irk my LBS anymore than I have too.
So you ordered the headset online and brought it to them to install? Were they pretty cool with that? I was going to tempted to try that here but don't want to irk my LBS anymore than I have too.
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Originally Posted by Nouia
Eh, everyone gets the wrong size part at some point, its happened to everyone, nothing to feel too stupid about, man. I've certainly done it before.
So you ordered the headset online and brought it to them to install? Were they pretty cool with that? I was going to tempted to try that here but don't want to irk my LBS anymore than I have too.
So you ordered the headset online and brought it to them to install? Were they pretty cool with that? I was going to tempted to try that here but don't want to irk my LBS anymore than I have too.
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Originally Posted by number18
get the fork threaded. quill stems rule.
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I have that exact same bike. Rock!
If you keep the threadless, and want an awesome look, then get a 3ttt Mutant. They're probably the closest to a threaded-stem aesthetic you can get, if you can handle the drop. Don't worry about the colors, just buy the yellow, and get it stripped, polished and re-anodized for $40 at a local machine shop.
Another contender is a Cinelli Alter. The only ones left appear to be 120mm, but again, don't be afraid to get a crappy color and refinish.
I got a Thompson, mainly because I needed positive rise - the drop on the Mutant and Alter are too harsh for me.
Edit: Oh, I see you already made your choice. Enjoy the new bike.
If you keep the threadless, and want an awesome look, then get a 3ttt Mutant. They're probably the closest to a threaded-stem aesthetic you can get, if you can handle the drop. Don't worry about the colors, just buy the yellow, and get it stripped, polished and re-anodized for $40 at a local machine shop.
Another contender is a Cinelli Alter. The only ones left appear to be 120mm, but again, don't be afraid to get a crappy color and refinish.
I got a Thompson, mainly because I needed positive rise - the drop on the Mutant and Alter are too harsh for me.
Edit: Oh, I see you already made your choice. Enjoy the new bike.
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Originally Posted by schnee
I have that exact same bike. Rock!
If you keep the threadless, and want an awesome look, then get a 3ttt Mutant. They're probably the closest to a threaded-stem aesthetic you can get, if you can handle the drop. Don't worry about the colors, just buy the yellow, and get it stripped, polished and re-anodized for $40 at a local machine shop.
Another contender is a Cinelli Alter. The only ones left appear to be 120mm, but again, don't be afraid to get a crappy color and refinish.
I got a Thompson, mainly because I needed positive rise - the drop on the Mutant and Alter are too harsh for me.
Edit: Oh, I see you already made your choice. Enjoy the new bike.
If you keep the threadless, and want an awesome look, then get a 3ttt Mutant. They're probably the closest to a threaded-stem aesthetic you can get, if you can handle the drop. Don't worry about the colors, just buy the yellow, and get it stripped, polished and re-anodized for $40 at a local machine shop.
Another contender is a Cinelli Alter. The only ones left appear to be 120mm, but again, don't be afraid to get a crappy color and refinish.
I got a Thompson, mainly because I needed positive rise - the drop on the Mutant and Alter are too harsh for me.
Edit: Oh, I see you already made your choice. Enjoy the new bike.
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threading the fork doesn't cause any damage except permanently making the fork a threaded fork. if you think that's damage, Ok; I personally think it's an improvement.
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Originally Posted by number18
threading the fork doesn't cause any damage except permanently making the fork a threaded fork. if you think that's damage, Ok; I personally think it's an improvement.
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Sounds like you need one of these. 4cm spacer, one piece, really cleans up a tall stack height.
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Originally Posted by larry e.
yeah i personally wouldnt think that is damage either.
Bernie ended up replacing the threadless steerer tube with a threaded one.
I can't remember the details, but Bernie doesn't mess about or do work needlessly. So I'm guessing that most threadless forks probably don't have sufficiently burly steerers for this to work safely. Not saying you can't but Bernie knows his stuff.
[Edit: just found the thread were its discussed]
Dokusha's reply to someone asking about why not just thread his threadless fork was
Originally Posted by dokushoka
I asked Bernie this very question when he plugged and welded my fork. He looked at me like I was crazy and said that they all eventually strip. I didn't get it right away, but, if you look at the thickness of the tubing on the steerer tube on a threadless fork and then compare that to a threaded one...
If you're gonna get your fork welded, get someone good. There are not many people I would trust to do this modification...
If you're gonna get your fork welded, get someone good. There are not many people I would trust to do this modification...
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Personally I like threadless better, it's stiffer and easier to mess around with without setting yourself up for a nasty crash.
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Originally Posted by soze
Personally I like threadless better, it's stiffer and easier to mess around with without setting yourself up for a nasty crash.
too bad lots of us are suckas for aesthetics...
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yeah, from everything i've read, threadless is superior in pretty much every way except the looks department.
too bad lots of us are suckas for aesthetics...
too bad lots of us are suckas for aesthetics...
that's the only functional advantage i can think of.
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Threadless steerer tubes are thinner than threaded tubes -- since they don't take forces and torque the same way. If you need to get the fork threaded, do as fixedpip posted above and what Mikkelsen did: he chops off the steerer tube leaving an inch or two and welds a pre-threaded tube onto the remaining tube and cuts down the threads to get the desired length.
Personally, while my current bikes are all threaded, I loved threadless (which is definitely superior) when I had a Soma Rush a few years ago.
I had a Cinelli Alter on it (which stripped during a routine bar change at the track) followed by a Salsa SUL which is a pretty sexy threadless stem.
Here's what they looked like:
Personally, while my current bikes are all threaded, I loved threadless (which is definitely superior) when I had a Soma Rush a few years ago.
I had a Cinelli Alter on it (which stripped during a routine bar change at the track) followed by a Salsa SUL which is a pretty sexy threadless stem.
Here's what they looked like:
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And yah, I love Salsa SUL stems. They pass my "can I kill a bear with it and ride away safely afterwards" test for bike parts.
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The Nitto CT 80 in a sweet looking threadless stem - fillet brazed and nice finish, chromoly. Check out this link.
https://www.businesscycles.com/tstem-nitto.htm
https://www.businesscycles.com/tstem-nitto.htm
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yeah, but the handlebar is clamped in there, so that takes away being able to remove it with it with the tape or grips still on there.
on that same note, does there exist a quill stem that doesn't clamp, but has multiple bolts like most threadless stems? that's what i'd like.
on that same note, does there exist a quill stem that doesn't clamp, but has multiple bolts like most threadless stems? that's what i'd like.
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Originally Posted by braingel
yeah, but the handlebar is clamped in there, so that takes away being able to remove it with it with the tape or grips still on there.
on that same note, does there exist a quill stem that doesn't clamp, but has multiple bolts like most threadless stems? that's what i'd like.
on that same note, does there exist a quill stem that doesn't clamp, but has multiple bolts like most threadless stems? that's what i'd like.
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LARRY! hey buddy
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Personally, while my current bikes are all threaded, I loved threadless (which is definitely superior) when I had a Soma Rush a few years ago.
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Originally Posted by stephenhatesyou
LARRY! hey buddy