Cut Steerer too short

Posted on Fri 22nd, September 2017

• #1

ThomasdeGlynt
Foolishly cut the steerer tube 3/4mm too short on my winter/commuter bike this morning. I have only 1mm clearance above the stem and wanted 5mm+. I think the only way I can rectify this is with a low stack headset cover / stem - is that right?

If so what headset cover would be required? Bike is a 2012 Trek 1.5 with semi-integrated bearings but I'm struggling to find a suitable headset cover for it.

Cheers, Tom

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• #2

Scilly.Suffolk

Repeat @mdcc_tester whilst running widishins around a church at midnight.
• #3

Rodolfo in reply to @ThomasdeGlynt

go to lbs, take biek, have rummage, get fitting headset cover. profit. the current one looks like 20/25mm? plenty of otp lower ones about, i.e. for example budget option alpina:

but please do tell me, if the steerer tube is protruding above the stem, the necessity of having a bit of steerer poking out is already met innit? why the 5mm?
• #4

gbj_tester in reply to @ThomasdeGlynt
I'm struggling to find a suitable headset cover for it

Take measurements, it might be possible that one of the 12 different sizes I have in stock will fit :)

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• #5

ThomasdeGlynt in reply to @Rodolfo

I did exactly this and my lbs kindly gave me a headset cover with less stack. All solved !
Cheers
• #6

ThomasdeGlynt in reply to @gbj_tester

Thanks but I have managed to get my hands on a headset cover with less stack! Cheers anyways

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