carbon forks and steerer on gravel bike advice please

[half cog]

Hi
I have a gravel bike with carbon fork and steerer. The stem has fibre grip on and the bike is mainly used as a winter ride so not over used.Question is should I strip it every year for a check over or is it best left. Obviously if the bike is crashed then yes it would be stripped. Advice please

 

[Paul R]

Unless the headset needs servicing I tend to leave it as otherwise your disturbing the carbon more and risking damaging it.

 

[half cog]

Thank you.That is the way I was thinking but welcome all opinions. Thanks for the reply
Regards
Peter

 

[bikeworkshop]

You need to strip, clean and reassemble metal parts due to the risk of corrosion.
Steel to aluminium in particular.
Aluminium to carbon can get nasty too.

With carbon to carbon, as you've used the right product, you can leave well alone

Problems occur when zealous owners use a lubricant that softens the epoxy

 

[half cog]

Thanks for the reply, So far my thinking seems to be confirmed
Regards
Peter