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Ouzo Stem compatibility
I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer,
and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. |
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Lee Hurd wrote: I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer, and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. Ritchey stems work well with Reynolds forks. leave 5mm spoacer above the stem to prevent crushing of the very end of the steerer. |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Lee Hurd wrote: I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer, and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. Ritchey stems work well with Reynolds forks. leave 5mm spoacer above the stem to prevent crushing of the very end of the steerer. How can you crush the end of the steerer tube, if you have the compression plug installed? |
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Scott wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Lee Hurd wrote: I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer, and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. Ritchey stems work well with Reynolds forks. leave 5mm spoacer above the stem to prevent crushing of the very end of the steerer. How can you crush the end of the steerer tube, if you have the compression plug installed? Easy. The guts inside the steerer are not at the very end of the steerer. If the stem overlaps the end of the steerer and you really gorilla it tight, you pinch/crush it. We put 5mm on top of all the stems for any carbon steerer. |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Scott wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Lee Hurd wrote: I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer, and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. Ritchey stems work well with Reynolds forks. leave 5mm spoacer above the stem to prevent crushing of the very end of the steerer. How can you crush the end of the steerer tube, if you have the compression plug installed? Easy. The guts inside the steerer are not at the very end of the steerer. If the stem overlaps the end of the steerer and you really gorilla it tight, you pinch/crush it. We put 5mm on top of all the stems for any carbon steerer. Actually, the compression cap is EXACTLY at the very end of the steerer, unless you've cut the steerer many, many mm too short. If that's the case, then the compression cap won't work as it won't reach the steerer tube. It's either at the end of the steerer or not at all. Won't work any other way. The compression cap (that hard plastic thingy that inserts in the end of the tube) certainly does NOT go completely past the end of the steerer tube, as it also has to reach beyond the top of the stem. If you've cut the steerer so that it reaches within a couple of mm of the top of the stem, taking into account the spacers you will use, the compression cap will extend into the steerer well past the top bolt on the stem and thus prevent that bolt from crushing the steerer. Unless, of course, you tighten the stem so tight as to crush the steerer AND the compression cap simultaneously. Now, I'm sure there's at least one person out there who'll say they've done it, but I'll have to see it to believe it. If it's so important to have the steerer tube extend beyond the stem, what's so magical about 5mm? Why not 10, or 20??? How did this mystical 5mm come to be? Is it really reasonable to expect that a stem tightened at the end of the tube will crush it, but if you just move it down 5mm it won't? |
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Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote:
Scott wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Lee Hurd wrote: I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer, and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. Ritchey stems work well with Reynolds forks. leave 5mm spoacer above the stem to prevent crushing of the very end of the steerer. How can you crush the end of the steerer tube, if you have the compression plug installed? Easy. The guts inside the steerer are not at the very end of the steerer. If the stem overlaps the end of the steerer and you really gorilla it tight, you pinch/crush it. We put 5mm on top of all the stems for any carbon steerer. Peter, I building a bike with a full carbon fork at the moment. The compression plug which came with the frameset has a large cylindrical portion above 'the guts'. The diameter of this portion is 0.3 mm smaller than the inner diameter of the steerer tube. See http://home.planet.nl/~holtm072/plaa...ited%20006.jpg would it be still wise to put a 5 mm spacer on top? I need no spacers under the stem and putting a 5 mm on top would be kindda ugly (all spacers look ugly). I'm gonna use a tork wrench, so no gorilla tightening. Lou -- Posted by news://news.nb.nu |
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Too late now as it's been cut for a Thomson Elite (oops). The cap that came
with the fork is pretty beefy and extends down snugly inside the steerer almost to the internal plug supporting more of the collar area. Maybe that's a recent fix by Reynolds for the crushed steerer problem, but they still sent a flier saying not to use certain types of stems just to confuse the issue. "Qui si parla Campagnolo" wrote in message oups.com... Lee Hurd wrote: I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer, and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. Ritchey stems work well with Reynolds forks. leave 5mm spoacer above the stem to prevent crushing of the very end of the steerer. |
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Lee Hurd wrote:
Too late now as it's been cut for a Thomson Elite (oops). The cap that came with the fork is pretty beefy and extends down snugly inside the steerer almost to the internal plug supporting more of the collar area. Maybe that's a recent fix by Reynolds for the crushed steerer problem, but they still sent a flier saying not to use certain types of stems just to confuse the issue. Can you thread a carbon steerer an additional couple of millimeters using a die? Ah, but tell me how many crushed steerers have YOU seen? Do you know the fatigue properties of a carbon steerer tube? Carbon steerer tubes are a bad design! No wait, we've all seen carbon steerer tubes, so they can't be that bad of a design... You're not addressing the original post! -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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Please look up the sender of the original post.
Please consider last post wishful thinking in lieu of definitive information. The top cap I'm talking about goes almost an inch into the steerer tube and screws onto a threaded wedge circling the allen bolt used for loading the headset bearings. I have personally crushed one carbon steerer, and don't want to do it again with my new ouzo, or were you gunning for someone else? "Phil, Squid-in-Training" wrote in message news:ruvkf.96014$0l5.62838@dukeread06... Lee Hurd wrote: Too late now as it's been cut for a Thomson Elite (oops). The cap that came with the fork is pretty beefy and extends down snugly inside the steerer almost to the internal plug supporting more of the collar area. Maybe that's a recent fix by Reynolds for the crushed steerer problem, but they still sent a flier saying not to use certain types of stems just to confuse the issue. Can you thread a carbon steerer an additional couple of millimeters using a die? Ah, but tell me how many crushed steerers have YOU seen? Do you know the fatigue properties of a carbon steerer tube? Carbon steerer tubes are a bad design! No wait, we've all seen carbon steerer tubes, so they can't be that bad of a design... You're not addressing the original post! -- Phil, Squid-in-Training |
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Scott wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Scott wrote: Qui si parla Campagnolo wrote: Lee Hurd wrote: I need to find a 140, -17 stem that won't damage a Reynolds carbon steerer, and I couldn't find any info at the Reynolds composites site even though they say there is a list somewhere. Can anyone tell me if the newer Ritchey stems will work? That's the only road stem in that size that I've found so far, and it's got the diagonal slot Reynolds doesn't like. Thanks for any help. Ritchey stems work well with Reynolds forks. leave 5mm spoacer above the stem to prevent crushing of the very end of the steerer. How can you crush the end of the steerer tube, if you have the compression plug installed? Easy. The guts inside the steerer are not at the very end of the steerer. If the stem overlaps the end of the steerer and you really gorilla it tight, you pinch/crush it. We put 5mm on top of all the stems for any carbon steerer. Actually, the compression cap is EXACTLY at the very end of the steerer, unless you've cut the steerer many, many mm too short. If that's the case, then the compression cap won't work as it won't reach the steerer tube. It's either at the end of the steerer or not at all. Won't work any other way. I guess on your but the part that expands to hold it into the steerer is not at the end, and the part that is threaded 'should' be a wee bit below the end of the steerer, or the cap will hit that before the HS is tightened. The compression cap (that hard plastic thingy that inserts in the end of the tube) certainly does NOT go completely past the end of the steerer tube, as it also has to reach beyond the top of the stem. The expansion plug for Ouzo Pro forks is NOT plastic, but all metal. Not sure what you are referring to. If you've cut the steerer so that it reaches within a couple of mm of the top of the stem, taking into account the spacers you will use, the compression cap will extend into the steerer well past the top bolt on the stem and thus prevent that bolt from crushing the steerer. Unless, of course, you tighten the stem so tight as to crush the steerer AND the compression cap simultaneously. Now, I'm sure there's at least one person out there who'll say they've done it, but I'll have to see it to believe it. If it's so important to have the steerer tube extend beyond the stem, what's so magical about 5mm? Why not 10, or 20??? How did this mystical 5mm come to be? Is it really reasonable to expect that a stem tightened at the end of the tube will crush it, but if you just move it down 5mm it won't? WE, at the shop, do not overlap the stem clamp portion on any carbon steerer. WE at this bike shop ensure that the steerer is completely thru the stem to prevent crushing. Not sure why you are being so ****y about it-If it's so important to have the steerer tube extend beyond the stem, what's so magical about 5mm? Why not 10, or 20??? How did this mystical 5mm come to be? Is it really reasonable to expect that a stem tightened at the end of the tube will crush it, but if you just move it down 5mm it won't? If the carbon steerer doesn't go past the clamp portion of the stem, but is partially below the end of the stem, it can be crushed...with the top bolt being overtightened. If you can't visualize this-ohh well....We are not keen about paying for a carbon fork we goon up. |
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