Another "steerer tube too short" story

[tbkih]

Have you seen these?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Crank-Brother ... 2577413395


they have a 21mm stack height .

I'm not sure this is 15mm shorter then current Ritchey Logic Headset I have, but thanks!

João

 

[stevet1]

How would option 2 work?

 

[tbkih]

How would option 2 work?

I think the tube is just long enough to fit a threaded headset. And one of those stems which I creatively called a "retro stem", the ones that go into the steerer tube. It's just not long enough to accomodate the full 40mm of the stem clamp.

 

[MikeD]

I've used old Avid SAAGO stems (cheap on ebay) to get around short-steerer issues, they need less sticking out than most -- about 27mm IIRC, but I've got one here I can measure if you want to know for sure.

Ritchey headsets are pretty low, but the Crank Brothers ones being knocked out cheap by CRC are lower -- 21mm, which probably gets you 7mm on the Ritchey depending on which one you have.

Not cheap, or retro, or pretty, but there's this:

http://www.syntace.com/index.cfm?pid=3&pk=2629

Needs 22mm of steerer according to the blurb.

 

[tbkih]

Not cheap, or retro, or pretty

Indeed. Would work, even with the ritchey headset, but out of the question, I just want to build this thing and ride it! (and not die of steerer tube impalement)

 

[MikeD]

Depending on the exact numbers, a SAAGO might get you there. Retro and cheap! Prettiness in the eye of the beholder, though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/AVID-SAAGO-st ... 5d303f88c1

 

[tbkih]

Depending on the exact numbers, a SAAGO might get you there. Retro and cheap! Prettiness in the eye of the beholder, though.
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Thanks, It's pretty enough, but what's the minimum tube height for that "collet clamp system"??? Maybe I ask the seller.

 

[MikeD]

As I mentioned earlier, I have one I can measure if you like

 

[tbkih]

As I mentioned earlier, I have one I can measure if you like

ah, sorry, you're right, around 27 mm, right? Would be cool if you could measure it exactly then, as I have around 2 mm left from the race crown that hasn't quite settled yet, which, by the way, a little off-topic, is something I read in the Sheldon Brown site that is more or less OK, that it will settle with the riding and then I just readjust the headset.

João

 

[tbkih]

ah, sorry, you're right, around 27 mm, right?

Well, I don't think so, according to http://www.bikeforums.net/archive/index ... 04016.html, it'34 mm, so shorter but not short enough. Also the one on ebay is 0 degree, and I needed some rise. I think I'll just saw off my extender thingy, I bought it and also bought a stem and all. But thanks to all.

Should I open a new thread for the race-crown question?