Rigid carbon MTB forks - so light can they be safe....??

[xerxes]

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Have you fitted the forks and ridden the bike?

If not, I suggest you stack it up with some spacers, above and below the stem as necessary try it out for a few rides, maybe swap some spacers around try it again and basically make sure your absolutely certain you want to shorten the steerer before you set about it with a hacksaw.

 

[LikeClockwork]

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Agreed, but I do think this looks a tad ridiculous TBH..... :facepalm:

 

[stevet1]

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Normal advice on cutting carbon is to use a blade with a high number of teeth (32Tpi) or an older blade which is a bit blunt - less chance of fracturing. Also take care and avoid breathing in the dust / fibres given off when you're cutting.
For more information there was a thread on STW recently here-
http://singletrackworld.com/forum/topic/cutting-carbon

 

[02gf74]

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Yep, use a fine blade as you get in junior hacksaw.

If you have a pipe cutter use that to scribe a mark as a guide.

 

[LikeClockwork]

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Thanks chaps, that's really useful. Big breakfast then going to give this a go this morning I think....probably.... :facepalm:

 

[mattr]

A damp cloth to hand helps with keeping the dust damped down. It's not very nice stuff.