Cloudberrie wrote:
Hi all, wondering if anyone can enlighten me oN THE FOLLOWING. 2. Can the steerer be cut flushed to the top of the integrated stem instead/or even left extending more to contact the underside of the stem cover, assuming the cables/hoses/wires have space to route around the sides of the steerer under the cover.
3. ... However, when the stem cover bolt is tighten down, the stem cover gets compressed and flares out off shape.
hould this stem cover bolt be tighten to?
3. How does this stem cover and bolt preload the headset bearings if it does not contact/push down the stem onto the headset bearing like a normal stem cap?
TIA!
You hopefully have all your needed info but none-the-less, here was my experience.
Initially my steer tube was cut not quite as short as the instructions suggested. Don't know whether the mechanic was going from his general experience vs reading the instructions, but I experienced lots of loosening of my headet assembly. Overall, IDK whether the issue initiated from the length of my steer tube, or maybe more likely - from the kind of compression fitting I had. It was the one previously on the bike (Cannondale Slice) the top cap for which possessed an interior sheath that used to slip inside the interior of the steer tube. My take is this served to place the compression assembly at a certain depth from the top end of the steer tube. My compression wedge thingie didn't seem to stay tight enough and was slipping, I think. Setting the preload was difficult - as you and I observed, the Tririg cover deflects under not-much load, and since I was unable to use my orinal stem cover for this purpose, I grabbed a large diameter washer. Still had the loosening issue, though.
End result: I went to an alternate mechanic (& owner) at the shop that did this work for me and he swapped my compression fitting - from what I see with it installed it doesn't look like the kind I had before, rather has a different top that reminds me of that metal flange that I'd seen in steel headtubes. He also cut a little more of the length off the steer tube. I still use the washer for setting the preload, though unfortunately it does deflect under the load.
Hope you like your new setup. Mine is a pain in the ass bc the slice itself is a pain in the ass to get the fork into position and my travel packs involve a high degree of bike origami.
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