MX comp Air Steerer tube??

Hi,
I've just bought a second hand Marzocchi MX Comp ETA for my XC bike (off the
net!), fork is in excellent condition, looks like it's never been used. Only
1 problem the Steerer tube has been cut at an angle, the cut is neat &
smooth but it goes down a few degrees from front to back it's not \ but it
isn't - either, If I flatten this with a file it'l be about 3 mil to short
(Ie about 12-15 mil below the top of my steerer) Now every text I've ever
read on fitting a new threadless fork goes to great pains to say it must be
cut straight, but non of them explain why or what will happen if it isn't.
At the moment I'm feeling better leaving it off level than making it too
short, an ideas from the experts??
I wish people would either learn to cut straight or use a tube cutter :-\

MickyD

"Matthew Paterson" skrev i en meddelelse
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On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:27:33 +0000, Peter Tønnesen wrote:
It is possible to weld a piece of ekstra
tube to lengten it. But it has to be done by a pro!

Are you kidding? WTF?!

Off course it is possible. Get a skilled mechanic to machine out another
tube to join the existing fork tube and then weld it from the inside, whats
the big deal? I have seen it before.

Maybe your model of the MX comp has a replaceable steerer tube? That
would be the optimal solution.

Ya think?

Duuuuuuh! Some forks do have replaceable steerer tubes, dont know if this
have, but its worth to check it out.

Peet
DK

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 16:27:33 +0000, Peter Tønnesen wrote:
It is possible to weld a piece of ekstra
tube to lengten it. But it has to be done by a pro!

Are you kidding? WTF?!

Maybe your model of the MX comp has a replaceable steerer tube? That
would be the optimal solution.

Ya think?

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet

On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 18:47:02 +0000, Peter Tønnesen wrote:


Off course it is possible. Get a skilled mechanic to machine out another
tube to join the existing fork tube and then weld it from the inside,
whats the big deal? I have seen it before.

A) Seems a lot of work, when the fork has a replaceable steerer tube.
B) I wouldnt really trust a steerer tube thats been welded!

Duuuuuuh! Some forks do have replaceable steerer tubes, dont know if
this have, but its worth to check it out.

That 'Ya Think' was sarcasm

--
Matt

Fear of a flat planet