Do you reckon that would be safer? It would also mean chopping the threading off a reasonably rare pair of P2 threaded 1 1/8" forks which I'm a little reluctant to do.
What about the star nut?
Either it's the extender with a quill and therefore I'm still in same predicament or it's one of the ones that sits over the tope of the steerer which I can't use without chopping because I can't clamp onto threading.
Do you reckon that would be safer? It would also mean chopping the threading off a reasonably rare pair of P2 threaded 1 1/8" forks which I'm a little reluctant to do.