|   Cutting steerer | VW Geek
Aug 9, 2002 3:01 AM | | How crucial is it to cut the steerer on the fork perfectly square? I've got a Manitou Black Elite Air coming and want to do the install myself. Any tips for cutting?
Thanks!
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| re: Cutting steerer | Slacker
Aug 9, 2002 3:12 AM | | not that crucial. an easy way to cut it square is to bolt an old stem on and use it as a cutting guide. but just reasonably straight to the eye is ok. just be sure to file off the sharp edge and not cut too much off, you can always use spacers for a your first few rides and cut more off later. |
| re: Cutting steerer | PBK
Aug 9, 2002 4:00 AM | | Put a piece of tape around the steerer to use as a guide for the hacksaw/Dremel. Measure the distance from top of the steerer to the tape all the way around to make sure it's even. A mm off isn't important as long as the topcap rests fully on the stem amd the top clamping bolt on the stem is fully below the top of the steerer when installed.
And don't cut off too much, like Slacker says, you can't put it back on... |
| re: Cutting steerer | Igor (Hekkenheimer H.)
Aug 9, 2002 10:05 AM | | Scroll down.......... http://www.parktool.com/repair_help/howfix_forksize.shtml |
| Pipe Cutter | CrazyCanuck
Aug 10, 2002 6:34 AM | | Hey, if your looking for a good way to cut down a steer tube, why not use a pipe cutter like the ones that plumbers use. It is really simple to use, all you have to do is tighten it on, and make sure it is on the mark that you have marked.
We use a pipe cutter in our shop for cuttin steer tubes, seat posts, and handlebars. I even know a kid that thought he could cut his top tube, and bend it down, and then weld it back together, well the pipe cutter made a nice cut in his frame, but he didnt think that the tubes wouldnt be close together after he bent them.
So like the other posts say, you cant put what you cut off back on, so measure twice, and cut once.
Later
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| I like the pipe cutter too... | næstep
Aug 10, 2002 7:43 AM | | Not as clean or precise a cut as a hacksaw, but less error prone -- foolproof even -- and straight.
Like the others say, measure with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut with an axe.
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