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I bought a frame and rather than a star nut, it had a Hope Head Doctor (took me a while to work out what it was).
I can’t seem to get it to work though. When I tighten down the top cap it keeps spinning before ever getting tight. It’s basically dragging the Head Doctor out of the steerer. I tried to tighten the head doctor some more but then the whole thing started spinning instead of tightening.
Has anyone had any luck with one of these before? Seems to be totally an over engineered replacement for a simple task!
The inside of my steerer does feel a bit sticky/greasy. Is this maybe just stopping it from getting any purchase?
Should I just give up and get a star nut installed?