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Other Resources => Maintenance, Mechanics, & Tools => Topic started by: BeR on April 01, 2025, 08:42:03 AM

Title: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
Post by: BeR on April 01, 2025, 08:42:03 AM

Do you have a tip in order to avoid it ?

Have you ever encountered this ?

Title: Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
Post by: ZacItaly15 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.

Title: Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
Post by: user757 on April 03, 2025, 06:17:59 AM

Unsure what the issue is--can you explain?

Title: Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
Post by: BeR on April 03, 2025, 07:14:11 AM

Quote from: user757 on April 03, 2025, 06:17:59 AM

Unsure what the issue is--can you explain?

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

Title: Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
Post by: ZacItaly15 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

Title: Re: C ring of the death (fork steerer)
Post by: Serge_K on April 04, 2025, 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.