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What does removing bearing cover give you?
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i have a 7mm gap between the top of my steerer and the stem. is this safe?
Not really. Not as safe as it should be. I wouldn't be happy with it, at all.
could win 4mm with a lower stack headset (from fsa orbit equipe 28mm to cheapo con-tec 25,7mm) and lower stem (syntace, 38mm instead of the current kalloy 40)
Thomson X2 has a very low stack, about 35mm I think.
or am i clutching at straws here?
dunno. Whats so special about the fork that requires this level of bodge?
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is this safe?
Only one of the stem clamping bolts is actually doing anything. Given that it's a steel steerer, stem damage and headset loosening are more likely than steerer snappage, but I still wouldn't ride it in the condition shown in the pictures.
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hivemind,
i have a 7mm gap between the top of my steerer and the stem. is this safe? i know consensus is to actually have a bit more steerer popping up above the stem but more slammage cannot be achieved with the current setup.
could win 4mm with a lower stack headset (from fsa orbit equipe 28mm to cheapo con-tec 25,7mm) and lower stem (syntace, 38mm instead of the current kalloy 40) and win a couple of extra by facing a couple of mm of off the headtube.
or am i clutching at straws here?
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