Author Topic: C ring of the death (fork steerer)  (Read 304 times)

BeR

C ring of the death (fork steerer)
« on: April 01, 2025, 08:42:03 AM »
Do you have a tip in order to avoid it ?

Have you ever encountered this ?
« Last Edit: April 01, 2025, 01:22:17 PM by BeR »



ZacItaly15

Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
« Reply #1 on: April 02, 2025, 05:38:34 AM »
Meditation
Yoga
Some drugs may help

Sometimes you have to use a micrometer and some homemade spacer.

user757

Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
« Reply #2 on: April 03, 2025, 06:17:59 AM »
Unsure what the issue is--can you explain?

BeR

Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
« Reply #3 on: April 03, 2025, 07:14:11 AM »
Unsure what the issue is--can you explain?

You can have a look at the picture. It may cause fork failure.

ZacItaly15

Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
« Reply #4 on: April 03, 2025, 08:05:27 AM »
the problem is that the C ring should not rotate when steering but stay firm in the position and the cable should follow the movement.

The incision shown in the fork steerer confirm that your ring moves and dig the carbon, I assume it's not pressed enought during assembly

Serge_K

Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
« Reply #5 on: Today at 10:16:38 AM »
I've been using that (bottom) "pressing ring" on the photo. It's plastic, so can't eat into the steerer. It's easier to compress because it's plastic.
I'm not sure if there's a downside to using that instead of the metal version that used to ship with everything.
It's been working for me.
Fast on the flat. And nowhere else.