hi all
i'm getting to the point where sometimes i just hate threaded steer tubes. :x
either they are too short or too long and not enough threads. :x :x
i'm getting tired of buy frames and trying to find a fork to fit.
has anyone else reached this frustration level at one time or another?
sometimes it's enough to sour a build for me. a perfectly good build starts then stagnates.
i prefer the looks of quill stems so i try to find a fork that will work.
getting threads cut isn't that easy. not many shops do it any more.
if they have the tools sitting in a drawer, they don't want to `chance it'
for fear of ruining the fork.
recently i had paul brodie cut some threads in a syncros steer tube for me.
it's not an inexpensive procedure. wouldn't opt for it for just any old build.
what does everyone else do?
do you have dozens of old forks laying around with every length steer tube there is?
i have bought numerous donor bikes for parts but still find myself
looking for the right length steer tube.
that is one thing the bike industry has always lacked. standards.
or if they do standardize something they change the standard every couple of years just to screw you up.
well that's my rant. what do you think?
or am i doing something wrong?
roy
i'm getting to the point where sometimes i just hate threaded steer tubes. :x
either they are too short or too long and not enough threads. :x :x
i'm getting tired of buy frames and trying to find a fork to fit.
has anyone else reached this frustration level at one time or another?
sometimes it's enough to sour a build for me. a perfectly good build starts then stagnates.
i prefer the looks of quill stems so i try to find a fork that will work.
getting threads cut isn't that easy. not many shops do it any more.
if they have the tools sitting in a drawer, they don't want to `chance it'
for fear of ruining the fork.
recently i had paul brodie cut some threads in a syncros steer tube for me.
it's not an inexpensive procedure. wouldn't opt for it for just any old build.
what does everyone else do?
do you have dozens of old forks laying around with every length steer tube there is?
i have bought numerous donor bikes for parts but still find myself
looking for the right length steer tube.
that is one thing the bike industry has always lacked. standards.
or if they do standardize something they change the standard every couple of years just to screw you up.
well that's my rant. what do you think?
or am i doing something wrong?
roy