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gbj_tester
Scilly.Suffolk
The 1 1/8" steel steerer on a bike I'm building is slightly oversize: the bearing top cap is a very tight fit and the stem would need to be prised open.
So even if I got everything on, I wouldn't have any pre-load adjustment.
Any options apart from wanking the steerer with a piece of Emery cloth?