Sparky's murdered-out road bike

generally takes bigger allen key (than top cap) to loosen the compression mechanism

pls tell me you have access to torque wrench and carbon paste

Stem is the culprit, why didn't you buy a bike that fits?

I have a torque wrench and carbon paste. I've removed the bung and the larger allen bolt - it's just the casing which is stuck. Can't even drift it out with a socket.

I'm so glad that stem is still there.

so much this, also a smaller frame would have weighed less too

@sparky, do you want to start this one all over again?

or to buck the trend you could get an even larger frame, a super short mtb stem and deploy an @gaston style layback seatpost in reverse (which means you could keep having a backward seat post too).

Id get a new steerer bung. Maybe a nice head doctor.

These don't fit anything other than weird MTB steerers I discovered upon purchase...

Bugger. Just ordered one. Had one on an old Kona and loved it.

Damn. I keep running into little problems on this build. Just noticed that my spokey-dokeys won't stay on because I have bladed spokes. Any thoughts?

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I think you are a day late?

Dremel Your spokes. It'll be fine.

Sorry about the head doctor thing. I have several on several bikes. None of which are road bikes now I think about it.

I have one in my parts bin, as they only work on aluminium steerer tubes.

Finally got it dirty today. Verdict: I like it.

https://www.strava.com/activities/534358405

Didn't fancy going fast on the first ride then?

This thread is exceptional value

Internet bullying.

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I've got an extralite stem, it's lovely, light and has a similar aesthetic to the one you currently have.

In addition get the chromoly speedplays and swap out the axle to Ti. That = a huge weight loss.

What length? Don't fancy Speedplay. Plus I use Garmin Vectors.

Nice :)

Got these fork bungs on two bikes they're good

http://www.planetx.co.uk/i/q/FSPXFBUMK2/planet-x-carbon-steerer-fork-bung-mk-2

And another vote for the uno stem(acetone to remove logos) And Ti bolts to make it stupid light ;)

All the weight saving is marginal gains for racers or people with money to burn, just ride.

How many years have I been riding in virtually the same manor from SE London out to Kent, and it's never occurred to me to bypass Bromley by turning left at Sundridge Park. D'oh! Cheers for the Strava stalk. :)